Chapter 5

glanced at Walter Zahn and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are

Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name

rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason,

mistake, Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn

camp. You

you for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas

nod of

floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize!

to their

my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

front of Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have mercy on us and let

kind-hearted nature was easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely repented? Besides, they have already received the punishment that they

you, my dear.” Nathan's

made

could tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter Zahn

“Scram!”

with their fat son in tow, as

rejected his offer, making known his

eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan with

in his arms as the trio made their way out

her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would

right, my princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will

listened quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a sight to

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dilapidated

elevators in

his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories

cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she

Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading glasses

was

see his daughter bringing a man

first time Penny had

to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing

papers and walked up to

puzzled when he

Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my

my daughter five years ago? So it's you who

Smith was a soft-spoken, humble man who hardly raised his voice. He flew into a rare fit of rage when he discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her life by impregnating her and letting her raise their child on

and

when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body was quivering with

grandparents shocked little Queenie to

her mother with all her might.

Penny clinging tightly to her body, Leah

Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and brought her nothing but pain. You're worse than a

usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny and

Benson let out a roar that

Leah's wild

his arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at Nathan scornfully, “The hurt you've inflicted on my daughter

leave.” Nathan met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was reflected in his solemn

know the torment Penny

suffer in silence anymore. They deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are

path paved with

sounded like mere empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would

ladies like Penny would fall for his

you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her tone was harsh and

to call the police

that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from

point, Penny wiped the tears on her face and

What?

stared incredulously

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