Chapter 5

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

works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged

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

I will accept

you've returned to camp. You are

Sir. Thank you for your advice. I shall reflect on

Thomas Dunn won a nod of

at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again, I'll make sure you won't live to see the

to their knees, groveling for forgiveness

my wife and

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 and let us go, we beg

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,

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

cheeky reply made her

Dunn could tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting for?”He shouted at Walter

“Scram!”

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

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

knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and

arms as the trio made their way out

father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure that nobody

Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will

from the side with tears rolling down

...

the center

an old, dilapidated building

elevators in

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to get

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

was reading the newspaper

Smith, was making dinner in

surprised Benson to see his daughter bringing a man home

Penny had

would raise Queenie on her own,

his papers and walked

puzzled when he saw Queenie

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

five years ago? So it's you who

was none other than

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

from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver madly. Leah Smith's body was

sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core,

held back her mother with all her might.

her body, Leah could not

mansion by Benson's dad.” Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined

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

let out a roar that was uncharacteristic

effectively brought Leah's wild emotions

from Leah's hands. He pulled her into his arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show your

Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family

the torment

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

A path paved with diamonds?

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

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 hell out

police if you insist on

had raped his daughter. Nonetheless,

face and

What?

Leah stared

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