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..."

need to explain; I understand," he interjected. Mrs. Davis, I can tell you that my

Penelope taken aback.

adopted a girl of

how life goes-ever

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

fiancée is a wonderful person," Brandon continued, "kind and considerate, and we share a strong

his fiancée was a reflection of the little girl.

now accept my help without reservations? I assure you that I mean no harm and have no ulterior

all this with me..."

might see me as a bad man,"

put

at him, "Mr. Walker, you are so

replied, "I can only hope that the good I do might

helplessness one can experience is the choice to believe in these

sat for a long while on a bench

now she was carrying a second one. But this did not mean she could

the child, there was the matter of their shared

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her. Looking up, she found herself caught in Kelvin's

and gently pulled down her mask, "Your

to assure her, "It'll

don't care," Penelope said, shrugging off the reassurance as though it

like how you don't care

If I cared about my hand, would you care about your face?" he retorted

frowned, choosing silence

voice dropped, heavy with disapproval. "Penelope,

"You've been having me followed?" she stated,

reasoned, "It's for

to say

and gynecology? The very thought of Kelvin finding out about her pregnancy sent

ebb away. It seemed he was clueless about her condition; otherwise, he wouldn't be this composed. "Penelope, I just can't allow another incident