The Bound Between Us

Chapter 38

Anastasia’s business tonight was quite good, she managed to sell several pieces of jewelry in a short amount of time.

Seeing her designs being so popular, she was pumped for her interview tomorrow.

Anastasia took a break to video chat with her mom, Salma. In the middle of their chit–chat, Salma dropped a bomb, “Ana, it seems like your cousin’s husband has another woman.”

“Gianna’s husband?” Anastasia was gobsmacked, it was totally out of the blue. “Mom, who told you this?”

1 saw it with my own two eyes, Salma added from the other side of the video call, I can’t be 100% sure though. A man and a woman walked into the hotel today. The guy looked a lot like your cousin’s husband. I went over to say hi. He was arm in arm with this woman. They looked awkward when they

saw me.”

Seeing a man and woman walk into a hotel together could get tongues wagging.

Anastasia quickly asked, ‘Mom, did you let Auntie know?”

“I haven’t yet. I mean, if I got the wrong guy, it could mess up Gianna’s marriage, and that’d be a total chaos, Salma said, worried, “Gianna’s been married for eight years without a kid and I’m worried he’s getting cold feet. Your auntie always brags about her son–in–law. If anything happens, she’d be devastated”

“Mom, don’t spill the beans unless you’re sure, Anastasia suggested, “Whether it’s true or not, it will not end well if you tell her.”

today’s world, it seems like every guy has a side chick and the wife is usually the last to know.

not their place

awkward. The

Salma told her about

overthinking. Ana, don’t stay out too late. The

said, “Mom, it doesn’t look like it’s gonna rain. My business is booming

you up. It’s not safe for a girl to be out there alone.”

worried about Anastasia setting up shop. Whenever Anastasia was out selling, Salma would tag along if

would repeat itself, with Anastasia getting hurt

come pick me up later. Mom, you need to rest early since you’re not feeling well. I

the video call.

go to bed, she heard a child

cries echoed in the neighborhood. Salma couldn’t

from the building across giving their

and was reminded of

didn’t want her daughter to walk down the same path she did, because she knew how

At Night Market.

until 10 PM and finally packed up and went