The Bound Between Us

Chapter 432

Julie’s words had indeed served as a reminder for Grannie Anita. The old woman’s eyes were cold as ice, as if they could transform into icicles to pierce through Anastasia.

“I’ll be damned if that girl gets to plant her seed in the Salstrom family,” Grannie Anita spat out. Her voice was filled with ire. “Herman might be blind, but I’m not. If he won’t believe that she’s carrying a bastard, then it’s up to me to deal with it.”

Julie’s heart skipped a beat at her words. “Grandma, did you tell Herman that Anastasia’s baby might not be his?”

“Yes,” Grannie Anita replied. Her anger was still palpable. “I’m so furious that Herman wouldn’t believe me, and he decided to send me off to the countryside.”

Julie’s mind raced. She had thought Grannie Anita was sent away because of some hotel scheme.

“Grandma, why would you say that?” Julie panicked. “You’ve basically alerted her!”

“What’s there to be afraid of?” Grannie Anita retorted, not understanding Julie’s concern. “If she did it, why couldn’t I speak out? I want Herman to see Anastasia’s true nature. I’ll even openly admit that I hired a private investigator.”

was clearly too hasty. There was nothing

do you plan to deal with

Grannie Anita replied confidently. “I have a plan.”

that Anastasia was cheating on Herman. To avoid arousing suspicion from Herman, she had to execute her plan flawlessly. Julie hired a seasoned thief to rummage through Herman’s yard, making sure to do it

detective recommended by Grannie Anita to gather information about Anastasia’s whereabouts and arranged for the thief and Anastasia to be captured together in a photograph. She carefully staged the scene and captured the

exposed one day,

all. The private detective was simply taking photos, and the photos captured the truth. As for the angles of the pictures and how Grannie Anita would interpret them, that was

scheme was to make Grannie Anita believe

was having an affair, not to show Herman any

Herman knows about Grannie Anita hiring a private detective, he would surely start investigating. In that

Southridge Estates, feeling uneasy. She had just finished freshening up and was enjoying the breeze when she felt an ominous twitch in her eyelid,

can you tell me a story?” Pattie came in with a

grip on herself, Anastasia called Pattie to

study, on the phone.” Pattie sat next to Anastasia and opened the book. “Let’s read the story of Snow White.”