Chapter 5

and his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?” he asked

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

you the authority to send out the armed

Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was full of

to camp. You are not fit

I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said humbly and

nod of approval from Nathan for

at them, “Get on

clambered to their knees,

my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

front of Penny 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

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

dear.” Nathan's lips curved into a rare,

made her flush

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

“Scram!”

feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away

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

look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn

Queenie in his arms as the trio made their

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

my princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of

tears rolling down her

...

center of

lived in an old, dilapidated

were no elevators in

arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to

place is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited

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

Smith, was making dinner

surprised Benson to see his daughter bringing a

was the first time Penny had ever brought a

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

and

puzzled

Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's

raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you

front of him was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago. He was

come and look for her! I swear I'll

woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a

sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the

with all her might.

to her body, Leah could not

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

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

roar that

brought Leah's wild

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 of the pain and torture. Leave us

in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was reflected in his solemn

torment

path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess, and I'll make sure that

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The

sounded like mere empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those

vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall

to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her

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

man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he

Penny wiped the tears on her face and said

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously at

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