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..."

understand," he interjected. Mrs. Davis, I can tell you that my fiancée is actually

Penelope taken aback.

a decade overnight. Consequently, they adopted a girl of a similar age from

life goes-ever

her. He had projected all the lost little girl's potential and goodness onto her, wanting desperately to be there

wonderful person," Brandon continued, "kind and considerate,

girl was irreplaceable. To Brandon, his fiancée

looked at her. "Miss Cooper, can you now accept my help without reservations? I assure you that I mean

you for sharing all this with me..." Penelope

me as a bad man," Brandon replied.

to put

him, "Mr.

the good I do might somehow bless

helplessness one can experience is the choice to believe in

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

child, and now she was carrying a second one. But this did not mean she could forgive Kelvin. The pain

there was the matter of their shared blood

uninterrupted enjoyment. The next chapter is

a shadow suddenly fell over her. Looking up, she found herself caught in

down her mask, "Your stitches

assure her,

off the reassurance as though it

you don't care

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

frowned, choosing silence over

heavy with disapproval. "Penelope,

rising to her feet abruptly. "You've been having

"It's for

about to say something

someone been shadowing her, even in obstetrics and gynecology? The very thought of Kelvin finding out about her pregnancy sent a

anxiety began to ebb away. It seemed he was clueless about her condition; otherwise, he wouldn't be