Chapter 2

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

defiance was the tears that spilled over the corners

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.

of this devil who had torn her life

brought the relentless misery and despair upon her and her

that she would strive to work hard and stay single for the rest of her life. Her only purpose was to

upon the most torturous times of her life was now back to haunt her. It was like rubbing salt in her wound. Upon his reappearance, all the poignant memories which had been long buried came back to life, flashing across her mind like indelible

a break. She prayed to God for a little salvation, earnestly

was unbearable to Nathan. He gently put her down and let

me a chance to make up to you and our daughter, please?” A stony-hearted creature like him was a complete stranger to tenderness, but he begged for the first time in the

daughter, and for you as

quivered uncontrollably when he uttered

with a glint of hope as she

you both have gone through over the years,” Nathan continued to plead in his soft voice, “I know that you loathe

from single-parent families are more prone to suffer

me

reflected a whirlwind of emotions as she ruminated on his words. Queenie was growing up fast and getting

family without a father could never be complete, let alone offer a sense of

she saw the pitiful look on Queenie's face when she asked

turn away and wipe her tears as

needs a

determination in Nathan's eyes

but she finally agreed, “Alright, I'll

needs a papa in her life. But let me give you a stern warning

calls you papa does

Nathan nodded

him the opportunity to reunite with Queenie because she wanted the

the pain he had inflicted on her, let alone

of entangled knots. He knew that it would take time to untwine and unravel those knots of pain

...

Golden Apple Kindergarten, the teacher was nowhere to be

boy decked in designer wear was gloating

the rope was tied to the neck of a little

boy tugged on the makeshift leash impatiently and shouted at her, “Don't you know you're my dog, Queenie? Dogs are supposed to bark, do

limbs like a puppy, her grubby face stained with chalk dust. She was a little girl around the

and dust was a well-defined face with the winsome features of a pretty, innocent young

rope around her neck, which

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

“No,

am the king of this place and when I say you're a b******, you'd better act like one. Now, do

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

had just reached the entrance of

her daughter being leashed like a puppy threw Penny into

the rope from Queenie's neck and tossed it away as if it were a repulsive snake. “What happened to

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