The Bound Between Us

Chapter 390

Penny spotted Layna approaching and quickly darted out from the side, snatching Layna and swiftly stuffing a piece

of cloth into her mouth.

With the light behind them and the shadow of the trees surrounding them, Penny, who was on her first kidnapping

mission, was nervous and didn’t take the time to look at the child’s face. She quickly pulled out a rope, tied Layna

up, and stuffed her into a burlap sack.

She had been planning this kidnapping for several days, visualizing every move and procedure over and over in her

head, which is why she was able to execute it seamlessly.

After bagging Layna, Penny hoisted her onto her shoulder and started walking. When Layna began to struggle

inside the sack, Penny just held her tightly.

Penny had Leo’s assistance. As a couple, they silently kidnapped Layna and brought her to an unfinished building.

This place was secluded and absolutely quiet, with no chance of anyone coming by.

This was an old construction site where Leo had worked before. He knew this area well.

The couple carried Layna up to the fourth floor before stopping. Penny’s hand was throbbing. The cut Leo had given

her before was deep. Despite the fact that their relationship had deteriorated to the point of harming each other,

they were united on the issue of finding their son.

The police had provided no updates, driving the couple to desperation, which is why they resorted to this method.

The burlap sack was still, and Penny quickly said, “Untie her. She can’t suffocate. If she dies, we’ll never get our son

back.”

Leo took a deep breath before untying the sack.

Layna wasn’t suffocated, just exhausted from struggling. The confined space of the sack made breathing difficult,

and she was dazed and stopped moving.

When Leo opened the sack and saw Layna, he was stupefied. “Who is this? This isn’t Pattie. Where’s Pattie?”

Upon closer inspection, Penny realized that she had kidnapped Layna, not Pattie.

“This is… this is that Jewell’s girl. It was dark, and I saw her wearing the same dress Pattie wore during the day, I

thought it was Pattie.”

“What are we supposed to do now that we’ve kidnapped the wrong person?” Leo complained. “You’re always

messing things up. What can you ever do right?”

“How was I supposed to know?” Penny retorted. “It’s not my fault she was wearing Pattie’s

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dress. She’s Jewell’s girl, so it’s not like we kidnapped the wrong person…”

Penny squatted down and glared at Layna. “We lost our son, Jewell is pregnant and has another daughter. Why

should all the good things happen to her? I want her to know what it feels like to lose a child, too.”

Layna, slightly regaining her strength, was terrified at the sight of Penny and the surroundings. She couldn’t speak,

only cry and struggle, trying to escape.

Penny shoved her onto the ground. “If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being her daughter.”

Leo asked, “Penny, what are you planning to do? Don’t do anything rash. We just want to find our son.”

Penny yelled at him, “You’re such a coward. You weren’t afraid when you stabbed me, but now you’re scared. Our

son has been missing for so long, and it’s all that Jewell’s fault. If we can’t have our son, then they shouldn’t be

happy either.”

Meanwhile, at the bus station.

Pattie was still waiting for Layna. Her sister had told her to wait, so she did, fearing that if she left, Layna wouldn’t

be able to find her. Pattie was tired and found a step to sit on while she waited. She had no idea where her sister

had gone.

A passerby saw her sitting alone and approached her. “Sweetheart, why are you here all alone? Where are your

parents?”

“I’m waiting for my sister.” Pattie’s voice was sweet. “Pretty lady, it’s getting late, and I haven’t gone home. My

mom will be worried. Can you please call her for me?”

The passerby asked, “Do you remember your mom’s phone number?”

“Yes!” Pattie nodded. “My mom told me her and Dad’s phone numbers, and I remember them all.”

To ensure that Pattie could always find her way home, Anastasia had made her memorize her and Herman’s phone

numbers and their home address.

Children had good memories, and Pattie, who could recite many poems, found it easy to remember phone

numbers.

“Alright, I’ll call your mom for you…”

Anastasia was frantic as both Layna and Pattie were missing. She and Salma were out looking for them, and even

Herman had been called back.

Pattie’s disappearance had Herman extremely worried, and he was about to use his connections to find her. Just

then, Anastasia received a call from an unknown number, informing her that Pattie was at the bus station. She and

Herman rushed over.

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Seeing Pattie sitting on the steps, Anastasia was overjoyed. “Pattie.”

Anastasia and Herman ran towards Pattie.

“Mom.” Pattie stood up. Seeing her parents, she was very happy. “Dad! Mom!”

During the two hours of Pattie’s disappearance, Anastasia was beside herself with worry, and Herman was equally

frantic. Now seeing Pattie at the bus station, they were relieved but also puzzled.

Herman asked, “Pattie, how did you end up at the bus station? You left without saying a word. Do you know how

worried we were?”

Anastasia also asked, “Where’s your sister? Didn’t she come with you?”

Pattie hung her head, knowing she was in trouble. “I’m sorry, Dad, Mom, I was wrong. My sister said she’d take me

out to play and told me to wait for her here. I don’t know where she went.”

Anastasia asked, “How did you two get here? It’s so far away.”

Pattie confessed, “My sister and I took a cab.”