The Bound Between Us

Chapter 198

Herman was getting all up in Anastasia’s grill, could she not detect his drift?

Anastasia deliberately turned her face away, nearly cracking up. “Not quite there yet. I’ll let you know when I’ve figured it out.”

“Well, then I’ll take matters into my own hands…”

As Herman leaned in for a smooch, Anastasia dodged, giggling. “No can do, no can do.”

They were fooling around when someone knocked on the door.

The cops were back. Upon seeing the officer, Anastasia immediately turned serious. “Officer, have you figured out who’s out to get me?”

The cop glanced at Herman and said, “After our investigation, we’ve nailed down the perp.”

“Who?” Anastasia pressed.

Hailey from AL Jewery’s design department. She confessed

be her?” Anastasia was stunned. Hailey had been with the design department for five years,

we have the motive, but what about the timing? During your initial investigation, you questioned everyone in the department, none were at the scene of the crime

Anastasia was headed to Cloud Mountain, so she had her boyfriend Max, who works at the Cloud Mountain Resort, tamper with things. Both Max and Hailey have now been arrested and

truth. Hailey was just acting out of jealousy because Anastasia got promoted to head designer,

unfolding this way, Anastasia felt a

matched up perfectly with the facts of Anastasia’s accident.

substantial evidence, it was a wrap.

was still frowning. Even though everything seemed to check out, something didn’t sit right with him. Not wanting to worry Anastasia, Herman kept his misgivings

the hook. When she was released, she looked pale and all her usual arrogance had vanished. She had originally intended to harm Anastasia in the

told that due to the severity of the case, Hailey, who framed Anastasia, could face at least twenty years in prison. Thinking about it, Selena was even more shaken. Had she gone through with her plan, she’d be the

orchestrating the accident quickly spread

quiet ones. Look at Hailey, she always kept to herself at work, but harbored such malice. To stoop so low just because of

and most likely to be

she were really capable, she’d