Chapter 5

who were both lying half-dead on

he works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame,

authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to parade them around like

will accept any

you've returned to camp.

for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said humbly

good to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval

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

wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness

apologize to my wife and

grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by

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

as it pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's

made her

could tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two

“Scram!”

and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were

a lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time with his family

look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

Queenie in his arms as the trio made their way out of the

at her father. “Now that you're back,

Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you and

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

...

the center

lived in an old, dilapidated building

were no elevators

arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories

cramped and messy,” Penny

dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading

was making dinner

daughter bringing a man

time Penny had ever brought a guy

insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they had arranged

down his papers and

gentleman?” He looked puzzled when

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

raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into a living

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

the audacity to come and look for

the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver

little Queenie to

mother with all her

her body,

kicked out of the family mansion by 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

had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny

Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his

Leah's wild emotions

take the cleaver away from Leah's hands. He pulled her into 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 is irreparable. We've had enough

look in his eyes. With Queenie in his

torment

future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess, and I'll make

path paved with diamonds? The whole

To him, only a guy full of crap would say

ladies like Penny would

hear what my husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the

the police if you insist

already done so when he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as

that point, Penny wiped the tears on her face and said calmly,

What?

Leah stared incredulously at their

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