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.”

people gathered around. “That woman is no good. I feel sorry for the kid. Who will bring a child to a poker

it’s such a

boy. What

two hours. I’m afraid he’s

searching

Leo felt his world collapsing. The

went missing. He was out doing part–time jobs, as he hadn’t been able to work in a long time and the family

already doing part–time jobs. He had

happened. She just kept repeating, “I don’t know. I was playing poker. I asked the poker house owner to watch him. I don’t know when

at Penny. “Penny, where’s my son?

and rarely lost his temper. His sudden outburst scared Penny. The police quickly

police left than Leo dragged Penny into the bedroom and began to

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mind with the loss of his son. He punched and

that Penny deserved it, because she had abused