Chapter 394


    Chapter 394


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


    Penny wouldn’ty 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 identally hurt Layna in the process, earning her a scowl and a sharp


    reprimand from her sister.


    The knot was tight, so it took Pattie a while to untie it. The moment Layna was free, she sprang to her


    feet. Without a second thought or a backward nce at Pattie, she bolted for the stairs.


    Penny, hearing themotion, cursed and hurried to pull her pants back up, but in a few seconds, the


    girls had already made it to the second floor.


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    Layna, weakened from hunger, tripped and fell in her haste. Pattie quickly helped her up, but it was


    enough of a dy for Penny to catch up and grab hold of Pattie.


    Seeing the ferocious look on Penny’s face, Layna didn’t hesitate to abandon P continue running.


    "Help me, Layna!” Pattie cried, but her plea fell on deaf ears. Penny furiously “You little brat, you think


    you can escape? I’ll beat you to death!”


    With a swift kick, Penny sent Pattie tumbling down the stairs. Pattie’s head was open as she hit the


    bottom.


    Leo, who had been sitting on the steps outside, heard themotion and looked u 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 downstairs, looking ready to kill.


    Leo couldn’t care about Layna anymore, and immediately went inside to stop Penny.


    Meanwhile, Layna had already dashed across the construction site, and disappeared into the


    overgrown weeds on the other side.


    Layna decided to leave Pattie there. She didn’t know why Pattie was there, but it didn’t matter. If Pattie


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


    about calling the police to save Pattie.


    Just as she was about to run again, a car approached. It was Herman and Anastasia, who had been


    frantically searching for them.


    Anastasia saw Layna on the side of the road and urgently told Herman, “Stop the car. It’s Layna.”


    As soon as the car stopped, Anastasia hurriedly got out: “Layna, Layna.”


    “Mom.” Upon seeing Anastasia, Layna started crying: “Mom, you’re finally here.”


    “Are you all right?” Anastasia checked all over Layna for any injuries. Apart from looking a little


    disheveled, there were no external injuries.


    Herman also got out of the car. Anastasia thought of Pattie and asked Layna: “Where’s your sister


    Pattie? Have you seen Pattie?”


    Layna replied, “I didn’t see her, Mom. I’m scared. I want to go home.”