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..."

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

Penelope taken aback.

child, they were devastated, as if they had aged a decade overnight. Consequently, they adopted a girl of a similar age from an orphanage, and I... I fell in love with her, and we got

how life

He had projected all the lost little girl's potential and goodness onto

continued, "kind and considerate,

the little girl was irreplaceable. To Brandon, his fiancée was a reflection of the little

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

this with

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

to put your

responded, looking at him, "Mr. Walker,

the good I

to believe in

Brandon, Penelope sat for a long while on a bench in the

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

child, there was the matter

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

down her mask, "Your stitches are removed." She answered,

tried to assure her,

shrugging off the

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

you care about your face?" he retorted

choosing silence over a

Kelvin's voice dropped, heavy with disapproval. "Penelope, you know that makes

her feet abruptly. "You've been having me followed?" she stated,

reasoned, "It's for

was about to say something

chill crept up Penelope's spine. To what extent was this 'protection'? Had someone been shadowing her, even in obstetrics and gynecology? The very

about her condition; otherwise, he wouldn't be this composed. "Penelope, I just can't allow another incident like the one with Fiona or what your Grandfather did to