Chapter 2

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

sign of defiance was the tears that spilled over the corners

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

was all because of this devil who

brought the relentless misery and despair

strive to work hard and stay single for the rest of her life. Her only purpose was to make up for her daughter's sufferings by giving her a

did she know that the man 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 long buried came back to life, flashing across her

prayed to God for a little salvation, earnestly

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

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 gentlest manner

the sake of our daughter, and for you as well, please give me a

when he

glint of hope as she slowly lifted her

me, 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

from single-parent families are more prone to suffer from personality disorders, which may

me

as she ruminated on his words. Queenie was growing up fast

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

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

wipe her tears as

Queenie needs

in Nathan's eyes

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

papa in her life. But let me give you a stern warning - do nothing that might

Queenie calls you papa

Nathan nodded his

reunite with Queenie because she wanted the

lifetime for her to forgive him for the pain he

mess of entangled knots. He knew that it would

...

inside the elementary classroom of Golden Apple Kindergarten, the teacher was

designer wear was gloating with delight,

neck of a

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

limbs like a puppy, her grubby face stained with chalk dust. She was a

well-defined face with the winsome features of

boy kept tugging at the rope around her neck, which left her gasping

her inaction, the fat boy pestered her again, “Queenie, I'm warning you, bark, or I'll get

eyes red-rimmed, Queenie sobbed pitifully, “No, don't call me a

you're a b******, you'd better act like one. Now,

what they saw, as

had just reached the

sight of her daughter being leashed like a puppy threw Penny into a state of shock. She rushed forward and lifted Queenie

as if it were a repulsive snake. “What happened to you, Queenie?” She asked

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