Chapter 5

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

for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame, “His

“Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to

will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was full of

to camp. You are not fit for the post!” ordered

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

to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod

He barked at them, “Get on your knees

Zahn and his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at

my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

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 and let us

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

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

cheeky reply made her

forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter Zahn and

“Scram!”

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

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

a knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn

arms as the trio made their way

with pride as she gazed at her father. “Now

in a tone full of

rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's

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old, dilapidated

no elevators in

in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's

the place is pretty cramped and messy,” Penny invited Nathan

Penny's dad, was

Smith, was making

Benson to see his daughter bringing a

was the first time Penny had

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

puzzled when he

answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa, Grandpa. My Papa is

that mean that you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into a

man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter

to come and look

shrill voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a

sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to

held back her mother with all her might. “Mum, please don't----” she

her body, Leah could

out of the family mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan

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

Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic

bellow effectively brought Leah's wild emotions

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 you've inflicted on my daughter is irreparable. We've had enough

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

the torment Penny

deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole

mere empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people he

vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for his honeyed

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

I'm going to call the police if you insist on staying,” Benson

Benson would have already done so when he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could

that point, Penny wiped the tears on her face and said calmly,

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously at their

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