Chapter 2
Penny did not struggle in his arms. It was as if she had lost her will to fight.
the tears that spilled over the corners of her
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
devil who had torn her life
who had brought the relentless misery
would strive to work hard and stay single for the rest of her life. Her only purpose was to
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
she yearned for a break. She prayed to God for a little
sight of Penny's piteous state was unbearable to Nathan. He gently put her down and let her stand on
him was a complete stranger to tenderness, but he begged for the
the sake of our daughter, and for you as well, please
when he uttered 'our
of hope as she slowly lifted her
to plead in his soft voice, “I know that
from single-parent families are more prone to suffer from personality disorders, which may
me a chance,
of emotions as she ruminated on his words. Queenie was growing up fast and getting more sensible
could never be complete, let alone offer a sense of normalcy and
whenever she saw the pitiful look on Queenie's face when she asked for her
she could only turn away and wipe her tears as she had no answer for her
Queenie needs
determination in Nathan's eyes only
finally agreed, “Alright, I'll give you
the chance because she needs a papa in her life. But let me give you a stern warning
just to be clear, the fact that Queenie calls you papa
Nathan nodded
him the opportunity to reunite with Queenie because she wanted the young
forgive him for the pain he had inflicted on
had spun an invisible web within her, creating a deadly mess of entangled knots. He knew
...
of Golden Apple Kindergarten, the teacher was
pudgy boy decked in designer wear was gloating with
neck of a little girl who was being towed along like a
leash impatiently and shouted at her, “Don't you know you're my dog, Queenie? Dogs are supposed to bark, do it
her grubby face stained with chalk dust. She was a
dust was a well-defined face with the winsome features of a pretty, innocent
kept tugging at the rope around her neck, which left
the fat boy pestered her again, “Queenie, I'm warning you, bark, or I'll get everyone to
eyes red-rimmed, Queenie sobbed pitifully, “No, don't call
place and when I say you're a b******, you'd better act like one. Now, do as I say and bark like a dog!” The fat
kids laughed at what they saw, as if they
just reached
like a puppy threw Penny into a state of
Queenie's neck and tossed it away as if it were a repulsive snake. “What happened to you,
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