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

past four, only half an hour left

drafting a design, while Everlee was trying to sneak a peek

smiled and said. “Ms. Lunsford, no need to rush, times not

“Only half an hour left, let s see what you can pull

taking an exam. When the time was up, she put down her brush and

off the dust

over, only to

instantly irked and said, “Anastasia are you pulling my leg? What kind

don’t rush, do you know

a gardenia? | asked you to design a necklace, why are you drawing a gardenia

any flower you want. But can you just pick any man

left Everlee stunned, her face turning beet red in

of necklace Ms. Lunsford wants. The pendant of this necklace is a sphere, inside the

“I don’t like it.”

is a

evergreen throughout the four seasons, enduring storms without wilting, its blooming

aback. How

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 usually assertive, but that night you were particularly quiet, when Blake

was a secret

this secret, Everlee felt completely exposed in