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.”

sorry for the kid. Who

it’s such a

it’s a boy. What

hours. I’m afraid he’s

saw the kid’s father searching frantically around

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

He was out doing part–time jobs, as he hadn’t

he was already doing part–time jobs. He had left the

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

it at Penny. “Penny, where’s my son?

rarely lost his temper. His sudden outburst scared Penny. The police quickly intervened, promising

police left than Leo dragged Penny into the bedroom and began

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