The Bound Between Us

Chapter 231

At the police station, Penny was hauled into an interrogation room, and that was when the nerves really set in.

Previously, the cops had given her nothing more than a verbal warning for the abuse she’d inflicted on Pattie, given the fact that Penny had a son to look after. But it was pretty clear that those actions hadn’t done squat.

Sitting on the cold hard chair, facing two cops, Penny was scared out of her wits. “Officers, did I break the law? I just hit my daughter, is that a crime now? Kids need discipline, right? Was my method of parenting wrong?”

One of the cops grilling Penny was a woman, a mother herself, and was boiling mad over Penny’s actions. She tossed a picture of Pattie’s injuries in front of Penny.

mother beats her kid like this?” she snapped. “That child’s in critical condition, and she’s just

That’s just my temper.” Penny feigned concern. “How’s Pattie doing? Has her fever

“Here’s the hospital’s medical report. Pattie’s injuries are severe. You’ve committed serious child abuse. Our country’s law dictates that for child abuse of this severity, you’re looking at jail time.” “What, prison?” Penny was terrified and started bawling her eyes out. “I can’t go to prison, I have a son to look after. Pattie was just being too naughty, I lost my temper and hit her, that’s all. You

severely violated

sobbed. “You can’t pin this on me. Even though Pattie isn’t my own flesh and blood, I’ve always treated her like my own. I sent

a police station. We’ve checked with

Pattie first came to us, we were both thrilled. My wife was kind to Pattie, buying her

has a temper and would occasionally hit Pattie. I work a lot, so I wasn’t fully aware of what was going on. Officers, I promise, we’ll make amends. We’ll treat