Chapter 2

Penny did not struggle in his arms. It was as if she had lost her will to fight.

defiance was the tears that spilled over the corners of her

years like a zombie, benumbing herself to the relentless insults and humiliation targeted at her. She had thought of ending her life several times to escape from the pain and misery, but each time, her daughter's face would surface in her mind. With her daughter as

of this devil who

had brought the relentless misery and

Her only purpose was to make up for her daughter's sufferings

the most torturous times of her life was now back to haunt her. It was like rubbing salt in her wound. Upon his reappearance, all

prayed to God for a little salvation, earnestly begging the heavens to stop piling up on her

of Penny's piteous state was unbearable to Nathan. He gently put her down and

you give me a chance to make up to you and our daughter, please?” A stony-hearted creature like him was a complete stranger to tenderness, but he begged for the first time in

of our daughter, and for you as well, please give me a

when

her with a glint of hope as she slowly lifted

the years,” Nathan continued to plead in his soft voice, “I know that you loathe me too, but please give me a chance to

single-parent families are more prone to suffer from personality disorders, which may

give me a chance,

whirlwind of emotions as she ruminated on his words. Queenie was growing up fast and getting more sensible by the

father could never be complete, let alone offer a sense of normalcy and oneness

she saw the pitiful look on Queenie's face

she could only turn away and wipe her tears

Queenie needs

determination in Nathan's eyes only fueled her

decide, but she finally agreed, “Alright, I'll give

life. But let me give you a stern warning - do nothing that

Queenie calls you papa does

nodded his

knew well that Penny was giving him the opportunity to reunite with

for the pain he had

suffering in silence had spun an invisible web within her, creating a deadly mess of entangled knots. He knew that it would take

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the elementary classroom of Golden Apple Kindergarten, the teacher was nowhere to be

designer wear was gloating with delight,

of the rope was tied to the neck of a little

impatiently and shouted at her, “Don't you know you're my dog,

crawled on her limbs like a puppy, her grubby face stained with chalk dust. She was a little girl around the

well-defined face with the winsome features of a

fat boy kept tugging at the rope around

or I'll get everyone to wallop you. You're a stupid b******

eyes red-rimmed, Queenie sobbed pitifully, “No, don't call me a

this place and when I say you're a b******, you'd better act like one. Now, do as

at what they saw, as if they

had just reached the entrance of

her daughter being leashed like a puppy threw Penny into

Queenie's neck and tossed it away as if it were a repulsive snake. “What happened

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