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.

scene. “Ana, is that your daughter? She has quite a temper.”

girls were worlds apart. One was well-behaved, gentle, and soft-spoken, and the other was just like a hot pepper.

a surprise.” Anastasia rang the doorbell again. After a while, the man opened the door, and Anastasia quickly

do you want?” The man, also with a fiery temper, looked at Anastasia and Monica suspiciously.

didn’t want 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,

hesitating for a moment, he said, “Come

and entered the house

looking defiant. The man yelled, “Get in your room, and stop staring. Until your parents come to

for me. You, Duncan, are too poor to be

room.

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

asked, “Duncan, has she always been like

day. Usually, she’s so rowdy that she could burn the house down. She’s always nagging about finding her real parents, complaining

you want to take the kid? I have no

confirmed the child’s