Chapter 5

lying half-dead on the floor. “Are they your subordinates?”

works for me,” Thomas Dunn acknowledged

instantly flew into a rage, “Tell me, who gave you the authority to send out the armed forces for no valid reason, other

Sir. I will accept any punishment.” Thomas Dunn was full

you've returned to camp. You are not

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

good to hear.” Thomas Dunn won a nod

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

Zahn and his wife clambered to their knees, groveling for

to my wife and daughter.” Nathan was impassive to their

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

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, they have already received the

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

reply made her

Penny's eyes that she had already forgiven them. “What are

“Scram!”

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

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

in his eyes, Thomas Dunn disappeared promptly and left Nathan

arms as the trio made their

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

right, my princess,” Nathan said in a tone full of indulgence. “Papa will never let anyone bully you and

listened quietly from the side with tears rolling down her cheeks.

...

center of

dilapidated building that was

no elevators

his arms, Nathan climbed up six-stories to

pretty cramped and messy,” Penny

Smith, Penny's dad, was reading the newspaper with his reading

Smith, was making dinner in

daughter bringing

the first time Penny had ever brought a guy

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

set down his papers and walked up

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

had already answered in her bubbly voice,

you're the beast who raped my daughter five years ago? So

when he discovered that the man standing in front of him was none other than the culprit who had raped her daughter

can't believe you have the audacity to come and look for her! I swear I'll chop off your

the air when a woman ran out from the kitchen, swinging

The sudden outrage from her grandparents shocked little

held back her mother with all her might. “Mum, please

her body, Leah could

pointed her cleaver at Nathan as she spat, “You've ruined Penny's life utterly and

usual calm and orderly world had been upturned by Nathan's sudden reappearance. The Penny and Queenie's wails almost drove him

roar that was uncharacteristic of his soft-spoken

effectively brought Leah's wild emotions

arms to soothe her. “Get out of our house! Don't ever show

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

the torment Penny went through all these

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

life? A path paved with

To him, only a guy full of crap would say such things, and those were the type of people he

Penny would fall for

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

to call the police if you insist on

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

tears on her face

What?

Leah stared

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