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.

muttering, “Ungrateful brat! Go with this man

quickly avoiding Penny and hiding

this little miss away, pronto! You do-gooders love to meddle! You better take care of her, and not just talk the talk If you actually

she couldn’t get pregnant, she wouldn’t have adopted a girl to

tend to her son, not giving a damn about

a cold-blooded

stick his nose in if it was another child, but seeing Pattie in

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

Even though disinfecting her wounds hurt, Pattie bit back the pain and didn’t cry out.

Just as he finished tending to her wounds, Anastasia came home. Seeing Pattie still

the kitchen for Pattie, he replied, “Pattie was beaten