The Bound Between Us

Chapter 379

Anastasia clutched the little girl’s hair and made a beeline for the DNA testing center.

The paternity test results would take about a week to come out.

On their way back to Harmony Meadows, Monica asked, “Ana, what do you think about this little girl? If she turns out to be your daughter, are you going

to take care of her?”

Anastasia leaned back in the car seat, recalling the little girl’s defiant behavior. “The kid’s got issues,” she said. “She’s a handful.”

“I’m utterly stunned,” Monica admitted. “This kid isn’t even five yet. She’s way too terrifying. They say you can tell what a child will be like when they grow up by the time they’re three. If she’s like this now, what will she be like when she’s older?”

Anastasia sighed. “I know. If she’s my daughter, I guess I’ll just have to bring her home and try to correct her behavior. What a child turns out to be depends on how their parents guide them.”

Monica voiced her doubts, “I think it’s a lost cause. She’s so rebellious at such a young age, and she’ll be a major handful when she’s older. Plus, with the situation with the Salstrom family and you carrying a baby, how are you going to have time to guide her? Ana, maybe we should…”

her off gently. “Let’s wait until the test results come back.” She knew what Monica was getting at, but everything was still up in the

to Harmony Meadows, Salma immediately asked, “Did you

made a mistake. The kid’s a terror. She’s loud, rude, and materialistic…” Monica rattled off a list

tired from the day’s events and sat down to rest. Her mind was heavy with worry over the child’s upbringing.

was a mixture of emotions. If the girl really was Anastasia’s daughter, Salma knew that no matter how problematic the

still young, there was still hope for guidance. Once she got older, it would

they could do was

tired, went to her room to rest. Later in the

heard about the fruit and reminded Anastasia not to overindulge, as the fruit was high in sugar. Recently, Herman had become very nagging and was constantly providing reminders about everything, no matter how trivial.

took his words to heart,

of pride,

didn’t want to think about anything else. She was waiting for the weekend to move and for the test

for her beauty salon after spending some time with Anastasia. Anastasia rested until four-thirty, then went to pick up Pattie

in great pain from the realization, and

pushed