Chapter 2

Penny did not struggle in his arms. It was as if she had lost her will to fight.

only sign of defiance was the tears that spilled

lived her life in the past five years like a zombie, benumbing herself to the relentless insults and humiliation targeted at her. She had thought of ending her life several times to escape from the pain and misery, but each time, her daughter's face would surface in her mind. With her daughter as her sole

devil who had torn her life

had brought the relentless misery and despair upon her and

to work hard and stay single for the rest of her life. Her only purpose

tragedy five years ago and brought upon the most torturous times of her life was now back to haunt her. It was like rubbing salt in

she yearned for a break. She prayed to God for a little salvation, earnestly begging the heavens

of Penny's piteous state was unbearable to Nathan. He gently put

creature like him was a complete stranger

sake of our daughter, and for you as well, please give me

uncontrollably when he

gifted her with a glint of hope as she

over the years,” Nathan continued to plead

more prone to suffer from personality disorders, which

me a chance,

she ruminated on his words. Queenie was growing up fast

alone offer a sense of normalcy and

broke her heart whenever she saw the pitiful look on Queenie's face when she

could only turn away and wipe her tears as she had no answer for her dear

Queenie needs a

Nathan's eyes only fueled

her a long time to decide, but she finally agreed, “Alright, I'll

you the chance because she needs a papa in her life. But let me give you a stern warning -

clear, the fact that Queenie calls you papa

nodded his

Penny was giving him the opportunity to reunite with Queenie because she wanted the

pain he had

of suffering in silence had spun an invisible web within her, creating a deadly mess of entangled knots. He knew that it would take time to untwine and unravel those knots of

...

inside the elementary classroom of Golden Apple Kindergarten, the teacher was nowhere to be

decked in designer wear was

of the rope was tied to the neck of a little

makeshift leash impatiently and shouted at her, “Don't you know you're my dog, Queenie? Dogs

crawled on her limbs like a puppy, her grubby face stained with chalk

a well-defined face with the

fat boy kept tugging at the rope around her neck, which left her gasping

her inaction, the fat boy pestered her again, “Queenie, I'm warning you, bark, or I'll get everyone to wallop you. You're a stupid b****** who doesn't even have a

Queenie sobbed pitifully, “No, don't

b******, you'd better act like one. Now, do as I say and bark like a dog!”

of the kids laughed at what they saw, as if they were watching a comical

and Penny had just reached

a puppy threw Penny into a state of shock.

rope from Queenie's neck and tossed it away as if it were a repulsive snake. “What happened to you, Queenie?” She

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