The Bound Between Us

Chapter 377

The little girl’s words had the man in the room all riled up. With a feather duster in hand, the man pointed at the girl and said, “You got some nerve, looking down on me. Go and find your real parents, then. Let’s see what you got, you little rascal, you’re really pushing it.”

The little girl retorted defiantly, “I will find my parents. I don’t need you!”

She stormed off to the elevator, temper flaring.

The man quickly tried to coax her back, “Layna, you’re really pushing it, aren’t you? Just wait till I teach you a lesson.”

He brandished the feather duster, pretending to smack her a few times, just to scare her. He wasn’t really hitting her, but the little girl started wailing. “Child abuse! Duncan is abusing a child!”

Hearing the girl’s name, Anastasia realized that this was the child Anthony had mentioned.

Anastasia was a bit surprised to see such a naturally rebellious little girl What a fiery temper she had.

Anastasia was quick to try and soothe the man, “Um… I…”

Before she could finish her sentence, the man dragged the little girl into the house and slammed the door shut. In his fit of anger, he completely ignored Anastasia.

shocked by the scene. “Ana, is that your

two girls were worlds apart. One was

Anastasia quickly said, “Hello, Duncan. I’m Anastasia. I need to speak with you

want?” The man, also with a fiery temper, looked at

to disclose her intentions just yet, as the child’s identity wasn’t clear, and she didn’t want to stir up a fuss. Anastasia said,

the man’s expression changed slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he said, “Come in and talk.”

Anastasia nodded politely and entered the

in the corner of the living room, looking defiant. The man yelled, “Get in your room, and stop staring. Until your parents come to get you, you are my daughter. Behave

are too poor to be my father,” the little girl

room.

Anastasia was that she was ill-mannered, always shouting and yelling, calling adults by their first names, and was materialistic; there

has

she’s so rowdy that she could burn the house down. She’s always nagging about finding her

at Anastasia and lit a cigarette. “Anthony called me. Do you want to take the kid? I have no

so straightforward. She hadn’t even confirmed the child’s identity, and he was already asking