Chapter 5

and his wife, who were both lying half-dead

Thomas Dunn acknowledged with shame,

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

I will accept any

in your resignation once you've returned to camp. You are not fit for the

advice. I shall reflect on my

a nod of

Dunn then turned towards the couple on the floor. “What are you still waiting for?” He barked at them, “Get on your knees and

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

wife and daughter.” Nathan

daughter while sobbing with grief, “Mrs. Cross, Ms. Cross, it was all our fault. We were simply

at the pathetic couple before her, she suggested to Nathan, “Why don't we give them a chance, since they look

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

cheeky reply made

forgiven them. “What are you

“Scram!”

frantic couple seized the opportunity and stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat son in tow, as if they were running away from a

but the latter rejected his offer, making known his desire to spend some quality

Dunn

arms as the trio made their

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

from the side with tears rolling down her

...

- the center

old, dilapidated building

were no elevators

arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories

place is pretty cramped and messy,”

dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading

was making dinner in the

see his daughter bringing a man home

was the first time Penny had ever brought a guy

and had insisted that she would raise Queenie on her own, blatantly refusing to attend the matchmaking sessions they had arranged for

and

is this gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie

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

my daughter five years ago? So

was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter five years ago. He was the one who had ruined her life by

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

her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core, and

mother with all her might.

her body, Leah could

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

had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The

out a roar that was uncharacteristic of

Leah's wild

seized the opportunity to 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

in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was reflected in his

know the torment Penny went through

a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen

life? A path paved with diamonds? The

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

like Penny would fall for his honeyed

husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled at Nathan, “Now get the hell out of my house!” Her tone

the police if you insist on

was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not bear to let Penny go through

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

What?

Benson and Leah stared incredulously at

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