The Bound Between Us

Chapter 266

Anastasia took a deep breath, gulped down a big swig of water, started the car and left the service area.

As she passed a truck, Anastasia honked her horn intentionally. She loathed unfaithful guys but couldn’t do a thing about it, so she decided to honk, hoping to give them a scare and rattle their cages. Her honk did spook the couple in the truck; the guy shot a nervous glance upwards, only to see a car zooming onto the highway. At 3 a.m., Anastasia reached the Regal Palms Hotel in Crescent Bay. She stretched her limbs, feeling dog-tired, and ambled into the hotel.

At this time, the front desk staff were snoozing. Anastasia gently rapped on the counter to wake them up. Seeing a customer, they sprang to life, asking, “Would you like to book a room?”

“Could you tell me which room Mr. Herman Salstrom is staying in?” Anastasia said with a smile, “I’m his sister and need to drop off some clothes for him. I’ll be outta here once I’m done. I tried calling him, but he didn’t pick up, so I need your help.” Anastasia didn’t dare to say she was Herman’s wife as the front desk staff would surely think she was there to stir up trouble and wouldn’t reveal the guest’s information.

guard down. “Sorry, our hotel policy prohibits disclosing guest information. You could try calling again,

tack and said, “I’ll just leave the clothes

use your restroom?” Heading towards the restroom, Anastasia actually lingered at the corner, waiting for the front desk staff to take the elevator

staying on the

late hour, and she could hear everything crystal clear. Anastasia peeked around the corner to check the staff’s location and got Herman’s room number. She wouldn’t have done something like this in the past, but now she

between Herman and the staff. Herman turned down the clothes delivery with an icy tone. Being woken up in the middle of the night would tick anyone off. Since

the staff had no choice but