The Bound Between Us

Chapter 171

Joey couldn’t bear to part with those three houses either. Who could blame him? Those three houses in Riverdale were worth millions of

bucks

Joey was nervously sitting on the edge of his hospital bed, with his hands ruffling his hair in frustration.

Carmen suggested, “I’ll apologize to Gianna for you. I’ll say I forced you to cheat and have a kid with another woman. It’s all my fault. All you need to do is make things up with Glanna. Leave everything else to me. Once we get Gianna back, you guys can try IVF. Once you have a kid, your family won’t fall apart.”

Carmen’s plan was pretty sharp. As long as they could talk Gianna back, why would they worry about losing those three houses?

Joey’s reputation was already tarnished and he was infertile. Finding a wife in the future wouldn’t be a walk in the park. Getting Gianna’s forgiveness would be the best outcome.

It was late when Anastasia left Gianna’s place. Gianna had arranged for a designated driver to drop her home.

When they arrived at the entrance of Harmony Meadows, Gianna warned Anastasia, “Anastasia, learn from my experience. Don’t trust men too easily. Even the closest ones can turn out to be the biggest jerks.”

Gianna was now full of distrust towards men. Anastasia could understand her feelings.

“I get it. Go home and rest. Don’t overthink. Call me if you need anything”

“Sure, when I’m free, I’ll meet your husband and give him a once-over.”

turned around and walked into the neighborhood. It was 1 AM. Anastasia hadn’t heard from Herman. She wondered

she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Herman had just got home, unlocking the door.

was surprised and asked casually. “Why are you back

had some trouble. I went to comfort

Anastasia briefly explained what had happened tonight. Herman didn’t have much to say about it. To him, it was someone else’s problem.

marriage could shake people’s faith in it.

are you about you or our marriage?”

nose, and looked at her with love. “I’m very confident about my stamina, darling. Wanna give it a

going to take a shower. I’m taking a leave of absence

together to save water. You know, protect the earth and everything.”

was helpless. “Herman, you’re being a

married. This is called spicing things up, not being a pervert.”

bathroom door behind her. She was

before.

tease Anastasia. Instead, he went to his study to wrap up a project while she showered. When Anastasia came out after her shower, she saw Herman busy in his study, and decided not to disturb him. “I’m going to

bed. I’ll

know when she fell asleep. Herman

Anastasia woke up on time the next day. She made breakfast, watered the plants on the balcony and cleaned the house. She felt content

her simple and warm life with

did some exercise to keep fit. He always did some form of exercise every day.