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 over the

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

was all because of this devil who had torn

the one who had brought the relentless misery and despair upon her and

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

who had started the 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 her wound. Upon his reappearance, all the poignant memories which had been

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

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

and our daughter, please?” A stony-hearted creature like him was a complete stranger to tenderness, but he

the sake of our daughter, and for you as

when he uttered 'our

of hope as

I 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

are more prone to suffer from personality disorders, which may

me a

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

never be complete, let alone offer a sense of normalcy and oneness to

the pitiful look on

could only turn away and wipe her tears as she had

needs a

in Nathan's eyes

to decide, but she finally agreed, “Alright, I'll give

papa in her life. But

clear, the fact that Queenie calls you papa does not mean you are my husband,

nodded

that Penny was giving him the opportunity to reunite with Queenie because she wanted the young girl to have a

for the pain he had inflicted on her, let alone take him

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

...

the elementary classroom of Golden Apple Kindergarten, the

boy decked in designer wear was gloating with delight, pulling

neck of a little girl who was being

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

stained with chalk dust. She was

face with the winsome features of a

at the rope around her neck, which

“Queenie, I'm warning you, bark, or I'll get everyone to

sobbed pitifully, “No, don't call

like one. Now, do as I say and

they saw, as if they were watching

just reached the entrance

a puppy threw Penny into a state of

if it were a repulsive snake. “What happened

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