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
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
who had brought the relentless misery and despair upon her
to work hard and stay single for the rest of her life. Her only purpose
was now back to haunt her. It was like rubbing salt in her wound. Upon his reappearance, all the poignant
for a break. She prayed to God for a little salvation, earnestly begging the heavens to stop piling up
to Nathan. He gently put her
like him was a complete stranger to tenderness, but he begged for the first time in
our daughter, and for you as well, please
uncontrollably when he uttered
of
know what kind of hell you both have gone through over the years,” Nathan continued to plead in his soft voice, “I know that you loathe me too, but please give
families are more prone to suffer from personality disorders, which may affect their overall
give me
eyes reflected a whirlwind of emotions as she ruminated on his words. Queenie was growing up fast and
never be complete, let alone offer a sense of normalcy and
her heart whenever she saw the pitiful look on Queenie's face when
away and wipe her tears as she had no answer for
needs
determination in Nathan's eyes only fueled her
she finally agreed, “Alright, I'll give you a chance to reunite
her life. But let me give you a stern warning -
that Queenie calls you papa does not mean you are my husband, do
nodded
with Queenie
a lifetime for her to forgive him for the pain he had
years 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
...
inside the elementary classroom of Golden Apple Kindergarten, the teacher was nowhere
decked in designer wear was gloating with delight, pulling on a
to the neck of a little girl who was being towed along like a
impatiently and shouted at her, “Don't you know you're my dog, Queenie? Dogs are
on her limbs like a puppy, her grubby face stained with
face with the winsome features of a pretty, innocent young
around her neck, which left her gasping
you, bark, or I'll get everyone to wallop you. You're a stupid b****** who doesn't even have
Queenie sobbed pitifully, “No, don't
this place and when I say you're a b******, you'd better act like one. Now, do as I
rest of the kids laughed at what they saw, as if they were watching a comical
Penny had just reached the entrance of the
her daughter being leashed like a puppy threw Penny into a state of shock. She rushed forward and lifted
tossed it away as if it were a repulsive snake. “What happened to
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