Chapter 5

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

Thomas Dunn acknowledged with

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

was my mistake, Sir. I will accept

you've returned to camp. You are not fit

Thank you for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas

hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod

He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir again, I'll

his wife clambered to their knees,

to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive

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

was easily swayed. Looking at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give

long as it pleases you, my dear.” Nathan's

reply made her flush

in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two still waiting

“Scram!”

and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow,

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

Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and

as the

pride as she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back, I'm sure

Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you and Mama

down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was

...

- the center

an old, dilapidated building that was

were no elevators

Queenie in his arms, Nathan climbed

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

Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading

Leah Smith, was making

surprised Benson to see his daughter bringing a man

first time Penny had

had vowed to stay single and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing

and walked up to

looked puzzled when he saw Queenie

tried to structure a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly

my daughter five years ago? So it's you

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

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

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

shocked little Queenie to the core, and she started

back her mother with all her

Penny clinging tightly to her body, Leah

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! You're a

Benson to see that his 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 of his soft-spoken

bellow effectively brought Leah's

Don't ever show your face again!” He shouted at

will not leave.” Nathan met his gaze with a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his

know the torment Penny

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

path paved with diamonds? The

Benson. To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things,

young, vulnerable ladies like Penny would

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

to call the police if you insist on staying,” Benson

he found out that Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing

her face and said calmly,

What?

stared

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