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.”

for the kid. Who will bring a child to a poker game?”

it’s such a pity.”

boy. What

two hours. I’m afraid he’s

kid’s father searching frantically around

purpose. Now he was missing, and Leo felt his world collapsing. The police came to take statements, asking about the circumstances

home when the child went missing. He was out doing part–time jobs, as he hadn’t been able to work in

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

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 to watch him. I don’t know when he disappeared.”

thought that his wife’s poker game caused their son’s disappearance enraged Leo. He grabbed a chair and hurled it at Penny. “Penny, where’s my son? I told you to take care of him. Can’t you stop playing poker?

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

Leo dragged Penny into the bedroom

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loss of his son. He punched and kicked Penny. Penny’s