The Bound Between Us

Chapter 370

Salma caught on quickly. “Did Penny’s son go missing?”

Penny had been in jail for abusing her daughter, Pattie, and had only been out for a couple of days.

The woman said, “Yes, he went missing in the morning. It’s been about two hours, and they still haven’t found him.”

Tavon, always eager to join a conversation, leaned in, “Whose kid went missing?”

Salma glanced at Pattie, who was playing on the slide about fifteen feet away, and said, “The child of the family who used to foster

Pattie.”

News of a missing child in the neighborhood naturally sparked discussions.

The neighborhood’s helpful old lady came over and said, “It’s all the mother’s fault. The kid’s still so young, but she took him to the poker house. She was so engrossed in her game, she didn’t notice when the child went missing.”

gathered around. “That woman is no good. I feel sorry for

it’s such

boy. What a

two hours. I’m afraid he’s not coming

the kid’s father searching frantically around the neighborhood.”

was devastated by his son’s disappearance. His son was his life’s purpose. Now he was missing, and Leo felt his world collapsing. The police came to

doing part–time jobs, as he hadn’t been

already doing part–time jobs. He had left the child with Penny.

do was cry. She couldn’t explain what had happened. She just kept repeating, “I don’t know. I was playing poker. I asked the poker

his wife’s poker game caused their son’s disappearance enraged Leo. He grabbed a chair and hurled it at Penny. “Penny, where’s my son?

quiet and rarely lost his temper. His sudden outburst scared Penny. The police quickly intervened, promising to find their son as soon as

Leo dragged Penny into the bedroom and

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mind with the loss of his son. He punched and kicked Penny. Penny’s screams echoed through the building, but

that Penny deserved it, because she had abused