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.

from AL Jewery’s design department.

be her?” Anastasia was stunned. Hailey had been with the design department for five years, a seasoned employee. She was always

so we have the motive, but what about the timing? During your initial investigation, you questioned everyone in the

had her boyfriend Max, who works at the Cloud Mountain Resort, tamper

the truth. Hailey was just acting out of jealousy because Anastasia got promoted

felt a pang of sorrow. She never expected this twist

Max’s testimonies, which matched up perfectly with the facts of Anastasia’s

timing, and substantial evidence, it was a

frowning. Even though everything seemed to check out, something didn’t sit right with him. Not wanting to

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

was told that due to the severity of the case, Hailey, who framed Anastasia, could face at least twenty years in

quickly spread

in the hospital, fuming. “It’s always the quiet ones. Look at Hailey, she always kept to herself at work, but harbored such malice. To stoop so low just because

was the most senior and most likely to be promoted to head designer. Maybe that didn’t sit well with her.”

hurt others. It only ends up hurting herself,” Lauren said. “If she were really capable, she’d have been promoted already.