Chapter 5

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

he works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with

me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for

I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn

once you've returned to camp. You are not fit for the post!” ordered

your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,”

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

floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on

their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's

and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to

hastily to kneel in front of Penny and her daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by

at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since

pleases you, my dear.”

reply made her flush

forgiven them. “What are you two still

“Scram!”

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

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

Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan with his

as the trio made

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

tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let

listened quietly from the side with tears rolling down

...

center of the

old, dilapidated building that was

no elevators

in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to

is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she opened the

room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading

Leah Smith, was making dinner

his daughter bringing a

time Penny had ever

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

papers and walked up to

who is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw

to structure a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my

daughter five years

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

the audacity to come and look for her! I swear I'll chop off

ran out from the kitchen,

The sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie

held back her mother with all her

Penny clinging tightly to her body, Leah could not

because of you that we were 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 beast!

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

Benson let out a roar

brought Leah's wild emotions under

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.

Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for

the torment Penny went

and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are

path paved with

to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would

vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for

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

right. I'm going to call the police if you

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

Penny wiped the tears on her face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum, please let

What?

stared incredulously at

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