The Bound Between Us

Chapter 38

Anastasia’s business tonight was quite good, she managed to sell several pieces of jewelry in a short amount of time.

Seeing her designs being so popular, she was pumped for her interview tomorrow.

Anastasia took a break to video chat with her mom, Salma. In the middle of their chit–chat, Salma dropped a bomb, “Ana, it seems like your cousin’s husband has another woman.”

“Gianna’s husband?” Anastasia was gobsmacked, it was totally out of the blue. “Mom, who told you this?”

1 saw it with my own two eyes, Salma added from the other side of the video call, I can’t be 100% sure though. A man and a woman walked into the hotel today. The guy looked a lot like your cousin’s husband. I went over to say hi. He was arm in arm with this woman. They looked awkward when they

saw me.”

Seeing a man and woman walk into a hotel together could get tongues wagging.

Anastasia quickly asked, ‘Mom, did you let Auntie know?”

“I haven’t yet. I mean, if I got the wrong guy, it could mess up Gianna’s marriage, and that’d be a total chaos, Salma said, worried, “Gianna’s been married for eight years without a kid and I’m worried he’s getting cold feet. Your auntie always brags about her son–in–law. If anything happens, she’d be devastated”

“Mom, don’t spill the beans unless you’re sure, Anastasia suggested, “Whether it’s true or not, it will not end well if you tell her.”

like every guy has a side chick and the wife

people around them know, it’s not their place to spill

they can become awkward. The person giving

how her daughter married into a good family. If Salma told her

drift. I hope I’m just overthinking. Ana, don’t stay out too late. The weather forecast says it might rain

the night sky and said, “Mom, it doesn’t look like it’s gonna rain. My business is booming today, I’ll pack up a

get your husband to pick you up. It’s not safe for a girl to be out there alone.”

selling, Salma would tag along if she was free. Even if she couldn’t, she wouldn’t rest easy until Anastasia returned home.

was scared the past would repeat itself, with Anastasia getting hurt again.

up later. Mom, you need to rest early since you’re not feeling well. I have customers

up the video call. The house was empty and she felt lonely.

she heard a child being

the neighborhood. Salma couldn’t help but look out the window.

from the building across giving their kid

in her heart and was reminded of the child she

daughter to walk down the same path she did, because she knew how tough

At Night Market.