Chapter 5

his wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor.

for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged

who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other than to parade them around like

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

to camp. You are not fit for

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

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

waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on

wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's

and apologize to my wife 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 our own foolishness. Please have mercy on

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

pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's lips curved into

made her

the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them.

“Scram!”

seized the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with

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

a knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared

as the

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

right, my princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of

down her cheeks.

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lived in an old, dilapidated building that was

no elevators

Nathan climbed up six-stories

messy,” Penny invited Nathan in as she

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

was making dinner in

to see his daughter bringing a

the first time Penny

she would raise Queenie on her

papers and walked up

puzzled when he saw Queenie

reply, but little Queenie had already answered in

you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So

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

come and look for her! I swear I'll chop

air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's

outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie

all her might. “Mum, please don't----” she

her

Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and

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

a roar that was uncharacteristic

effectively brought Leah's

to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your face again!” He

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

I know the torment Penny went

They deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They

and blissful life? A path paved with

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

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for his honeyed

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

the police

was the homeless man who had raped

her face

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously

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