The Bound Between Us

Chapter 97

At first, Anastasia just thought she had packed on a few pounds. After all, it was winter and she was wearing bulky clothes, so nobody noticed a thing

By the time she realized, the kid had been hanging out in her belly for four months, fully formed and all

Anastasia had to drop out of school. As for the baby, her mom wanted to take her to get an abortion, but when she felt the baby move on the operating table, she changed her mind.

A mystery baby put a ton of stress on Anastasia and ruined her life.

It was a girl, a really pretty girl. Monica saw her once outside the delivery room.

After the baby was born, Salma decided to drop her off at an orphanage.

Salma was a single mom. She didn’t want her daughter, Anastasia, to end up like her.

Anastasia also had postpartum depression. It was so bad that she didnt even recognize Salma and Monica.

During the year Anastasia was recovering, Salma and Monica took turns looking after her, pouring their hearts into it.

Luckily, after a year of treatment, Anastasia got back on her feet. But she couldn’t remember a thing about the baby or the guy.

like she had woken up from a nightmare, and everything was

past to

five years old now. Anastasia didn’t remember, and her mom and Monica didn’t bring it up, just hoping time would fly by and Anastasia could forget that painful chapter of her life.

good. He just wants to see you suffer

him get to me. Maybe I’m just overthinking things. Monica, I m so lucky to have you.”

to chat with made Anastasia feel a

things. Herman didn’t say anything, and just because she didn’t bleed didnt mean

BFFs Monica changed the subject, “Aren’t you supposed to be at work? It’s nearly ten in the morning, arent you going to

no idea that Herman had punched

as she thought of the unresolved issue with the

had to stop by the company first. This was her mess, and

her problems. She would bear the responsibilities that fell

couldn’t let the company or Herman take the fall for her.

go to the company first, give them an explanation, then go

a mask at the time. As long as she

sometimes

it didn’t affect Herman, Anastasia didn’t