The Bound Between Us

Chapter 142

Penny had always wanted to get rid of Pattie. With her tight budget, an extra mouth to feed was just an added burden that sat uncomfortably with her. She wasn’t some kind of saint, just an average woman.

When she gave birth to her son, she tried to have Leo return Pattie to the orphanage, but they wouldn’t take her back. It was part of the deal when they adopted her

Penny and Leo were Pattie’s guardians, so Pattie wasn’t an orphan and couldn’t just be dumped. That would be abandonment. Penny attempted several times to lose Pattie in crowded train stations, but Leo always found her.

Penny was pissed. With so many child traffickers out there every year, why wouldn’t anyone snatch Pattie away?

Herman shot Penny a stern look, then gently asked Pattie, “Would you like to come home with me?”

Pattie said nothing, her eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Penny She didn’t understand why her mom didn’t love her.

at Pattie angrily, muttering, “Ungrateful brat! Go with this man

tear-filled eyes quickly avoiding Penny and

Pattie, sarcastically telling Herman, Take this little miss away, pronto! You do-gooders love to meddle! You better take care of her, and not just talk

took care of other people’s kids were idiots. Back when she couldn’t get pregnant, she wouldn’t have adopted a

tend to her son,

of such a cold-blooded woman, Holding Pattie,

he’d stick his nose in if it was another child, but seeing Pattie in front of him, he just couldn’t ignore her.

at home, he wiped Pattie’s tears and checked her injuries. The marks clearly came from a beating, some areas were swelling up. Herman frowned, fetched a first aid

though disinfecting her wounds hurt, Pattie bit back the pain and

upset. Just as he finished tending to her wounds, Anastasia came home. Seeing Pattie still there, she asked Herman, “Didn’t you say you were taking Pattie

Pattie, he replied, “Pattie was beaten again,

in alarm, checked Pattie’s injuries, and turned