Chapter 2

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

tears that spilled over the corners

life several times to escape from the pain and misery, but each time, her daughter's face would surface in her mind. With her daughter as

all because of this devil who had torn

was the one who had brought the relentless

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 blissful and promising

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.

yearned for a break. She prayed to God for a little salvation, earnestly begging the heavens

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

A stony-hearted creature like him was a complete stranger to tenderness, but he begged for

our daughter, and for you as well, please give me a chance,”

when he uttered

glint of hope

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 too, but please give me a chance

families are more prone to suffer from personality disorders, which may affect

give me

emotions as she ruminated on his words. Queenie was growing

father could never be complete, let alone offer a

look on Queenie's face when she asked

turn away and wipe her tears as she had no answer for her

needs a

determination in Nathan's eyes

took her a long time to decide, but she finally agreed, “Alright, I'll give you a chance

a papa in her life. But let me give you a stern warning -

papa does not mean you

nodded his

well that Penny was giving him the opportunity to reunite with Queenie because she wanted the young girl to have a

forgive him for the pain he had

her, creating a deadly mess of entangled knots. He knew that it would take time to untwine and unravel those knots of pain

...

classroom of Golden Apple Kindergarten, the

decked in designer wear was gloating with

the neck of a little girl

leash impatiently and shouted at her, “Don't you know you're

face stained with chalk dust. She was

the grime and dust was a well-defined face with the

tugging at the rope around her

boy pestered her again, “Queenie, I'm warning you, bark, or I'll get everyone to wallop you. You're a

Queenie sobbed pitifully, “No,

better act like one. Now, do as

at what they saw, as if they were watching a

reached the entrance

threw Penny into a state of shock. She rushed forward and lifted

rope from Queenie's neck and tossed it away as if it were a repulsive snake. “What happened to you, Queenie?” She

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