Chapter 5

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

works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame,

to send out the armed

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

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

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

hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of

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

to their

wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to

sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all

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

dear.” Nathan's

made her flush

tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven

“Scram!”

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

but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality time with

knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared

arms as the trio made their

she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure

said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa

the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's

...

- the center of

an old, dilapidated building

were no elevators

Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's

and messy,”

dad, was reading the

Smith, was making dinner

his daughter

Penny had ever brought a

that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to

papers and walked up to greet

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in

to structure a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in

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

discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago.

believe you have the audacity to come and

the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen,

her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and

mother with all her might. “Mum,

Penny clinging tightly to her body, Leah

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

that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny and Queenie's wails almost drove him

out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

brought Leah's

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

met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family

me, I know the torment Penny went

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

with diamonds?

him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of

Penny

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

going to call the police if you

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

tears on her face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum, please

What?

and Leah stared incredulously at

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