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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