Chapter 2

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

of defiance was the tears that spilled over

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

of this devil

had brought the relentless

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

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 mind like

for a little salvation, earnestly begging the heavens to stop

sight of Penny's piteous state was unbearable to Nathan. He gently put her down and let

you give me 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

of our daughter, and for you as

when he uttered

of hope as she slowly

Nathan continued to plead in his soft voice, “I know that you loathe

prone to suffer from

me

she ruminated on his words. Queenie was growing up fast and getting

without a father could never be complete, let alone offer a sense of normalcy and oneness to

the pitiful look on Queenie's face when she asked for her

away and wipe her tears as she had no

needs a

Nathan's eyes

long time to decide, but she finally agreed,

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 does not mean you are my husband, do you get

Nathan nodded his

the opportunity to reunite with Queenie because she

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

years of suffering in silence had spun an invisible web within her, creating a deadly mess of entangled knots. He knew that it would

...

Apple Kindergarten, the teacher was nowhere to be

in designer wear was

the neck of a little

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

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

and dust was a well-defined face with the winsome features of

boy kept tugging at the rope around her neck,

I'm warning you, bark, or I'll get everyone to wallop you. You're a stupid

eyes red-rimmed, Queenie sobbed pitifully, “No,

like one. Now, do as I say

rest of the kids laughed at what they saw,

just reached the entrance of

her daughter being leashed like a puppy threw Penny into a state of

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

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