Chapter 5

both lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they

acknowledged with shame, “His name is Walter

me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no

mistake, Sir. I will accept

camp.

you for your advice. I shall reflect on my mistake,” Thomas Dunn said humbly and

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

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

their knees, groveling for forgiveness

and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

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 us and

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

you, my dear.” Nathan's

reply made her

that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two

“Scram!”

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

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

a knowing look in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly

arms as the

she gazed at her father. “Now that you're back,

a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you

with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face

...

- the center of

in an old, dilapidated building that was located downtown

no elevators in

Nathan climbed up six-stories to get to Penny's

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

Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper with his

Leah Smith, was making dinner

his daughter bringing

the first time Penny had ever brought a

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

papers and walked

puzzled when he saw Queenie in

Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa, Grandpa. My Papa

beast who raped my daughter five years ago?

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.

the audacity to come and look

a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging

her grandparents shocked little Queenie to the core,

back her mother with all her might. “Mum,

her body, Leah could

dad.” 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

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

roar that was uncharacteristic of his

brought Leah's wild

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

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

torment Penny went through

deserve a life that is happy and blissful, and their future will be a path paved with diamonds. They are my family, my queen and my princess, and I'll make sure that they have the

blissful life? A path paved with diamonds?

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

vulnerable ladies like Penny would fall for his honeyed

husband just said? He asked you to leave!” Leah bawled

going to call the police if you

Nathan was the homeless man who had raped his daughter. Nonetheless, he refrained from doing so as he could not

tears on her face and said

What?

stared incredulously

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