The Bound Between Us

Chapter 394

Pattie stepped back in fright. Her eyes were wide as dinner plates as she stared at Penny.

Penny wouldn’t lay a finger on her until the time was right, but she gave Pattie a forceful shove, growling, “You’re nothing but trouble, Pattie. Keep staring, and I’ll gouge your eyes out…”

Penny was cut off by a sudden cramp in her stomach. She warned Pattie to stay put or she’d throw her sister off the balcony. Then she hurried into a nearby room to take care of her urgent need.

The half-finished building didn’t even have balcony railings installed yet. It was all open space, and one wrong move would send someone tumbling down below.

She didn’t have time to find a rope to tie Pattie up, but with Leo watching the only exit downstairs, she wasn’t worried about her escaping.

As soon as Penny was gone, Layna motioned for Pattie to free her and remove the duct tape over her mouth. Pattie obliged but accidentally hurt Layna in the process, earning her a scowl and a sharp reprimand from her sister.

took Pattie a while to untie it. The moment Layna was free, she sprang to her feet. Without a second thought or a backward

to pull her pants back up, but in a few seconds, the

quickly helped her up, but it was enough of a

look on Penny’s face, Layna didn’t hesitate to abandon

and

me, Layna!” Pattie cried, but her plea fell on deaf ears. Penny furiously “You little brat, you think you can escape?

a swift kick, Penny sent Pattie tumbling down the stairs. Pattie’s head was open as she hit

sprinting out the door. He made a move to catch her but was stopped in his tracks by the sight of Pattie, unconscious and bleeding on

Layna anymore, and

already dashed across the construction site, and disappeared into the overgrown weeds on the

in the hands of these people, she could have her mother’s love all to

It was Herman and Anastasia, who