The Bound Between Us

Chapter 119

Out in the sticks, some folks reckoned that adopting a kid can help a woman get pregnant naturally

Especially those couples who had been married for years but still hadn’t had a kid, they’d opt to adopt one from an orphanage.

They believed that kids were God sent gifts to help them settle down.

Though it was just a superstition, there were actually quite a few success stories out there

However, life can get real tough for those adopted kids once their foster parents had a child of their own

They can’t return to the orphanage, and their foster parents fell burdened by their presence because they were not blood related and thus, were not keen on taking care of them.

Herman wasn’t the type to gossip about other people’s family affairs, nor was he overly sympathetic. But when he heard about Pattie’s situation, he was

ticked off

He instinctively wanted to know more about Pattie

But those old ladies only knew hearsay, they didn’t know the specifics.

After all it was someone else’s family business, and Herman didn’t want to poke his nose into it

At the office

was already half past four, only half an hour left till the end of the

a design, while Everlee was trying to sneak a peek

Lunsford, no need

half an hour left, let s see what you

painting, as if she were taking an exam. When the time was up, she

blew off the dust

over, only to see

my leg? What kind

“Ms. Lunsford, don’t rush, do you know what flower

had clearly seen it, Isn’t this a gardenia? | asked you to design a necklace, why are you drawing a gardenia for me? If I want any flower, can’t I simply buy it? Do I need you to design a

flower you want. But can you just

stunned, her face turning beet red in embarrassment.

up her design draft and continued, “I know what kind of necklace Ms. Lunsford wants. The pendant of this necklace is a sphere, inside the sphere is a gardenia. When you put the necklace around your neck, the

said, “I

of gardenia is

blooming seems casual, but in fact, it has waited for

taken aback.

smiled and replied, “When someone falls in love with another person, the feelings can be seen in their eyes. That night at the Eclipse Lounge, I saw your affection for Blake. Orly in front of the one you love would you rein in your temper. You’re

affection for Blake was a secret

Everlee felt completely exposed in front of Anastasia.