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.”

no good. I feel sorry for the kid. Who will bring a child to a

it’s such

a boy. What a shame!”

I’m afraid he’s not

kid’s father searching frantically around the neighborhood.”

his son’s disappearance. His son was his life’s purpose. Now he was missing, and Leo felt his world collapsing. The police came to take statements, asking about the circumstances when the child

doing part–time jobs, as he hadn’t been able

already doing part–time jobs. He had left the child with Penny. In just two days, the child

police questioned Penny, all she could do was cry. She couldn’t explain what had happened. She just kept repeating, “I don’t know. I was playing poker. I asked the poker house owner

and hurled it at Penny. “Penny, where’s my son? I told you to take care of

usually quiet and rarely lost his temper. His sudden outburst scared Penny. The police quickly intervened, promising to find their son as soon as possible.

Penny into the

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with the loss of his son. He punched and kicked Penny. Penny’s screams echoed