Because she never wanted to live in loneliness again, afraid of the indifference and pain the world had forced upon her.
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At the Baileys' Manor, a globe stood next to a thick book, being spun gently by a hand, two small figurines leaning against each other.
Leo puckered his lips, noticing that one of the small figures resembled Daddy, and the other Momom, but there was no baby!
Cold footsteps approached.
Leo, scared, quickly withdrew his hand. Daddy never allowed anyone to touch the globe, and Leo had been smacked on his hand for doing so before.
"Who gave you permission to touch my stuff? Do you have too many hands and want to break a few?" Wayne Bailey's face turned cold and cruel.
Leo hastened to cover his small hands: "Not too many, not too many... Baby only has two hands..."
Wayne Bailey looked at the bruises on the little dumpling's legs and arms, and the corner of his mouth was torn!
