The Bound Between Us

Chapter 394

Pattie stepped back in fright. Her eyes were wide as dinner plates as she stared at Penny.

Penny wouldn’t lay a finger on her until the time was right, but she gave Pattie a forceful shove, growling, “You’re nothing but trouble, Pattie. Keep staring, and I’ll gouge your eyes out…”

Penny was cut off by a sudden cramp in her stomach. She warned Pattie to stay put or she’d throw her sister off the balcony. Then she hurried into a nearby room to take care of her urgent need.

The half-finished building didn’t even have balcony railings installed yet. It was all open space, and one wrong move would send someone tumbling down below.

She didn’t have time to find a rope to tie Pattie up, but with Leo watching the only exit downstairs, she wasn’t worried about her escaping.

As soon as Penny was gone, Layna motioned for Pattie to free her and remove the duct tape over her mouth. Pattie obliged but accidentally hurt Layna in the process, earning her a scowl and a sharp reprimand from her sister.

was tight, so it took Pattie a while to untie it. The moment Layna was free, she sprang to her feet. Without

up, but in a few seconds, the girls had already made it to the second

in her haste. Pattie quickly helped her up, but it was enough of

ferocious look on Penny’s face, Layna didn’t hesitate to

fell on deaf ears. Penny furiously “You little brat, you think you can escape? I’ll beat you to death!”

sent Pattie tumbling down the stairs. Pattie’s head was open as she hit the

in time to see Layna sprinting out the door. He made a move to catch her but was stopped in his tracks by the sight of Pattie, unconscious and bleeding on the ground. Penny was storming

care about Layna anymore, and immediately

the construction site, and disappeared into the overgrown weeds on the other

was in the hands of these people, she could have her mother’s love all to herself. She never thought about calling the