From Hatred to Passionate Love Amelia Hart

Chapter 191 In the Shadow of a Little Girl

"She was always sporting a ponytail, trailing behind me, eager to share her favorite

things. She'd sit by my side as I did my homework. We were inseparable, with a bond that felt innate from our earliest years," he added.

Penelope remarked, "Childhood sweethearts." Much like her and Nathan.

"Exactly," Brandon nodded. "But on her fourth birthday, she vanished, and I've been searching for her ever since. I've never given up."

"So, you mean to say that I remind you of her when she was little?" she asked.

"No, you don't look like her when she was a child-she was chubby, you're too thin. But..." Brandon replied, "Your demeanor reminds me of her mother when she was young."

Everything clicked for Penelope. She invoked the memory of the four-year-old girl in Brandon's heart - a girl now out of reach, whose absence had become a haunting regret for him.

"So, it seems Mr. Walker wants to share with me what he couldn't give to that little girl," Penelope surmised. "In a way, I'm basking in her light."

"It's more than that. Getting to know you, I've realized you're a great person who deserves a better, freer life, not to be chained down by Kelvin, not to have your wings clipped," he said.

Penelope managed a bitter smile. A truth so evident to Brandon was one Kelvin would never understand.

To truly love someone is to let them go, to grant them freedom, to enable them to flourish not to possess them.

Brandon went on, "I don't know how she's doing now, but I hope she's happy and that she finds joy... though the chances seem slim. There's nothing more I can do for her, so maybe I can do something for you; it might give me some peace of mind."

The thought of what might become of a little girl who disappeared at the age of four was chilling. Just pondering the possibilities could send shivers down anyone's spine.

Her family must be suffering terribly, their hearts aching with sorrow.

Penelope was not good at using comforting words, managing only to say, "God will watch over her."

"One can only hope," he sighed.

"But I've heard, Mr. Walker, that you have a fiancée now?" Penelope inquired, "I don't mean that you're obligated to stay single for that little girl's sake. I just thought..."

no need to explain; I understand," he interjected. Mrs. Davis, I can tell you that my fiancée is actually the adopted daughter of that

Penelope taken aback.

of a

life goes-ever

did Penelope fully grasp the complexity of Brandon's emotions toward her. He had projected all the lost little girl's potential and

fiancée is a wonderful person," Brandon continued, "kind

To Brandon, his fiancée was a reflection of the

best too." Brandon looked at her. "Miss Cooper, can you now accept my help without reservations? I assure

this with me..." Penelope

as a bad man," Brandon replied. "So I thought it

put

at him, "Mr. Walker, you are so

hope that the

is the choice to believe

sat for a long while on a bench in the park, lost in

second one. But this did not mean she could

the matter of their

L5s.com for uninterrupted enjoyment. The next chapter is just a click away, exclusively available on

over her. Looking up, she found herself

out and gently pulled down her mask, "Your stitches are removed." She answered,

to assure

off the reassurance as though

you don't care about your hand," she said,

hand, would you care about your face?" he retorted with

frowned, choosing silence over

with disapproval. "Penelope, you

abruptly. "You've been having

"It's

to say something

spine. To what extent was this 'protection'? Had someone been shadowing her, even in obstetrics and gynecology? The very thought of Kelvin finding

reiterated, trying to ease her mind. "Don't overthink it." Reading his calm demeanor, Penelope's anxiety began to ebb away. It seemed he was clueless about her condition; otherwise,