Chapter 5

lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?” he asked Thomas

works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His name is

to send out the armed

accept any

your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are not fit

reflect on my

to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval from Nathan

“What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again,

to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's

wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

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

before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look like they have genuinely

it pleases you, my dear.”

cheeky reply made her flush

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

“Scram!”

opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow,

throw a lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected his

in his eyes, Thomas Dunn

as the trio made their way

with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody would dare to bully

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

rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was a

...

- the center of the

an old, dilapidated building that was located

were no elevators in the

arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to

and messy,” Penny invited

was reading the newspaper with

Leah Smith, was

see his daughter bringing a man home

first time Penny

raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they had

down his papers and walked up to greet

puzzled

reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa, Grandpa. My Papa is

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

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

can't believe you have the audacity to come and look

voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly.

grandparents shocked little Queenie to the

all

Penny clinging tightly to her body, Leah

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 beast! You're a

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

let out a roar that was uncharacteristic

brought Leah's wild emotions

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 of the pain and torture.

his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to

me, I know the torment Penny went through all

that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world

of crap would say such things, and those were the type

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall

you, didn't you hear what my husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan,

going to call the police if you insist on

he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to let Penny

wiped the tears on her face and said

What?

stared incredulously

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