Chapter 5
and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor.
me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His
gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other
will accept any punishment.” Thomas
your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are
I shall reflect on my
Thomas Dunn won a nod
waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and
their knees, groveling for
wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to
Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by
had recovered from her initial shock and fear. Her 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
my dear.” Nathan's lips curved into a
reply made her
Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter Zahn and
“Scram!”
the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away from a huge
Dunn offered to throw a lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire
look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared
arms as the trio made their way
Queenie beamed with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're
tone full of indulgence. “Papa
quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face
...
- the center of
old, dilapidated
were no elevators
arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's
place is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in
Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper with his
mum, Leah Smith, was making dinner in
Benson to see his daughter bringing a man home with
was the first time Penny had ever brought
on her own, blatantly refusing to attend
and walked
is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie
Queenie had already answered in her
mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's
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
to come and look for her! I swear I'll chop
out from the kitchen,
little Queenie to the
all her
tightly to her body, Leah could not
Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and brought
usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance.
a roar that was uncharacteristic of his
Leah's
seized the opportunity to 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
leave.” Nathan met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in
torment Penny went
and their future will be a path
and blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world
Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people
vulnerable ladies like Penny
to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get
I'm going to call the police if you insist on
homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he
wiped the tears on her face
What?
and Leah stared incredulously
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