Chapter 2
Penny did not struggle in his arms. It was as if she had lost her will to fight.
was the tears that spilled
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
this devil who had torn
brought the relentless misery and despair upon her
strive to work hard and stay single for the rest of her life. Her only purpose was to make up for
brought 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
She prayed to God for a little salvation, earnestly begging
Penny's piteous state was unbearable to Nathan. He gently put her down and let her stand
a chance to make up to you and our daughter, please?” A stony-hearted creature like him was a
daughter, and for you as well, please give me a chance,”
uncontrollably when he uttered
with a glint of hope as she slowly lifted her
years,” Nathan continued to plead in his soft
are more prone to suffer from personality disorders, which may affect
me
on his words. Queenie was growing up fast and getting more sensible by the
alone offer a sense of normalcy and oneness to the
her heart whenever she saw the pitiful look on Queenie's face when she asked for
could only turn away and wipe her tears as she had no answer for
needs a
in Nathan's eyes only
her a long time to decide, but she finally agreed, “Alright, I'll give you a
in her life. But let me give you a stern warning
Queenie calls you papa does not mean you are my husband, do
Nathan nodded
that Penny was giving him the opportunity to reunite with Queenie because she wanted the
lifetime for her to forgive him for the pain he
in silence had spun an invisible web within her, creating a deadly mess of entangled knots.
...
inside the elementary classroom of Golden Apple Kindergarten, the teacher was
boy decked in designer wear was gloating
was tied to the neck of a little girl who was being
makeshift leash impatiently and shouted at her, “Don't you know you're my
stained with chalk dust. She was a
the grime and dust was a well-defined face with the winsome features of a pretty,
kept tugging at the rope around her neck, which left her
“Queenie, I'm warning you, bark, or
red-rimmed, Queenie sobbed pitifully, “No, don't call me a b******,
like one. Now, do as I say and bark like a dog!” The fat boy was relentlessly cruel
of the kids laughed at what they saw, as if they were watching
had just reached
leashed like a puppy threw Penny into a state of shock. She rushed forward
the rope from Queenie's neck and tossed it away as if it were a repulsive snake. “What happened to you, Queenie?” She asked worriedly, her eyes burning with
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