Chapter 5

wife, who were both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they

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

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

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

returned to camp. You are

advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,”

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

the couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and apologize! If you upset my Sir

wife clambered to their knees, groveling

and

grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have mercy on us and

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 have genuinely repented? Besides,

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

reply made her flush

in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven

“Scram!”

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

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

knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

carried Queenie in his arms as the

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

of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you and Mama

tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated

...

center of

dilapidated building that was

were no elevators in

his arms, Nathan climbed

and messy,”

dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading

mum, Leah Smith, was making dinner in

see his daughter bringing a man

Penny had ever brought a

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

down his papers and

looked puzzled

suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice,

my daughter five years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into

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

have the audacity to come and look for her! I swear

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

outrage from her grandparents shocked little Queenie to

all her might. “Mum, please

tightly to her

Leah pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she

to see that his usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by

enough!” Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of

brought Leah's wild emotions

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

his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence

me, I know the torment Penny went through all

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

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world under their

empty promises to Benson. To him, only a guy full of

vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall

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

call the police if

that 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 not

the tears on her face and said calmly, “Dad, Mum,

What?

Leah stared incredulously at their

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