Chapter 5

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

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

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

will accept

camp. You are not

you for your advice. I shall reflect

hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod of approval

you still waiting for?” He barked 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

wife clambered to their knees, groveling for forgiveness at Nathan's

to my wife and

it was all our fault. We were simply blinded by our own foolishness. Please have

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

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

reply made her flush

tell from the softness in Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are you two

“Scram!”

stumbled to the door in feverish haste with their fat

lavish welcoming party for Nathan, but the latter rejected

his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan

the trio made their way out of the

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

Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let

listened quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks. Queenie's elated face was

...

the center

lived in an old, dilapidated building that was located downtown

were no elevators in

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

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

living room, Benson Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper

Leah Smith, was making dinner in the

Benson to see his daughter

the first time Penny had ever brought a guy

that she would raise Queenie on her

papers and walked up

gentleman?” He looked puzzled when he saw Queenie in

structure a suitable reply, but little Queenie had already answered in her bubbly voice, “He's my Papa, Grandpa. My Papa

years ago? So it's you who turned our lives into a

into a rare fit of rage when he discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other

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

shrill voice penetrated the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging a cleaver

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

back her mother with all her might. “Mum, please don't----”

her body, Leah

we were kicked out of the family mansion by Benson's 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

usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden

enough!” Benson let out a roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

bellow effectively brought Leah's

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

a determined look in his eyes. With Queenie in his arms, his insistence to make up for his family was

me, I know the torment

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

life? A path paved with diamonds? The whole world

full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people

like Penny would fall for his

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

to call the police if you insist on

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

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

What?

and Leah stared

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