The Bound Between Us

Chapter 165

Herman dropped a few words and Julie’s eyes were already welling up, her face turning red as a beet.

“Mr. Salstrom, I didn’t mean anything by it.” Julie’s smile was hanging by a thread, looking more like a cry than a grin. “Even if our blind date didn’t work out, I thought we could still be friends. After all, our dads have been buddies for years and we practically grew up together.”

“If I’ve done anything to give you the wrong idea, I apologize.” Herman wasn’t moved in the slightest. His gentle side was reserved only for Anastasia, no other woman.

‘Mr. Salstrom, L…”

“I’ve got stuff to deal with. Please, enjoy your evening. With that, Herman strode off towards Jarod, they exchanged a few words, and then headed upstairs together.

Julie watched Herman’s retreating figure with infatuation. She had dreamt about him more times than she could count. In her dreams, Herman was tender and passionate, causing her to fall head over heels for him time and again.

This only deepened her love for him.

When Herman was still single, she fantasized about their wedding day every day. But now that Herman was married, her dreams felt like they’d been brutally shattered

she

yourself over and over?” Collin appeared behind

up, holding back tears. “It’s my business. You

Salstroms are devoted folks, and

man can love only one woman all his

casually let slip. “A few years back,

aside from Anastasia. Now, she found

have said too much and quickly changed the subject “Someone’s looking for me. I’m gonna go

“Tell me, what’s going on? Its all

We planned to get Herman drunk and set him up with a hottie. But he disappeared somewhere that night. When we

streak of jealousy flashed in

gentle woman. These sharp words coming from

something wrong, Julie was about to explain when Collin interrupted, “I see someone I know I’m

hi.”