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 of

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

because of this devil

who had brought the relentless misery and despair upon

Her only purpose was to

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

a little salvation, earnestly begging the heavens to stop piling up on

to Nathan. He gently put her down

creature like him was a complete stranger to tenderness, but he begged for the first time in the gentlest manner he could

daughter, and for you as

uncontrollably when he uttered 'our

of

both have gone through over the years,” Nathan continued to plead in his soft voice, “I know

single-parent families are more prone to suffer from

give me

his words. Queenie was growing up fast and getting

complete, let alone offer a sense of

pitiful look on Queenie's face when she

only turn away and wipe her tears

needs

determination in Nathan's eyes only fueled her

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

giving you the chance because she needs a papa in her life. But let me give you a stern warning - do nothing that might

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

nodded his

was giving him the opportunity to reunite with Queenie because she wanted the young girl to

the pain he

creating a deadly mess of entangled knots. He knew that it would take time to untwine

...

the elementary classroom of Golden Apple Kindergarten, the teacher was nowhere to be

pudgy boy decked in designer wear was gloating with

end of the rope was tied to the neck of a little girl who was being towed along like

leash impatiently and shouted at her, “Don't you know you're my dog, Queenie?

her grubby face stained with chalk dust. She was a little girl around

dust was a well-defined face with the winsome features of a pretty, innocent young

boy kept tugging at the rope around her neck,

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

pitifully, “No, don't call me

say you're a b******, you'd better act like one. Now, do as I say and bark

the kids laughed at what they saw, as if

just reached

like a puppy threw Penny into a state of

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

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