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.”

guy has a side chick and

them know, it’s not their place

they can become awkward. The person giving the reminder might even be blamed for it.

Aunt Cynthia has been bragging about how her daughter married into a good family. If Salma told her about this, she

I hope I’m just overthinking. Ana, don’t stay out too late. The weather forecast says

it doesn’t look like it’s gonna rain. My business is booming

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

always worried about Anastasia setting up shop. Whenever Anastasia was out selling, Salma would tag along if she was free. Even if she couldn’t, she wouldn’t rest easy until Anastasia returned home.

would repeat itself, with

Mom, you need to rest early since you’re not feeling well. I have customers now, gotta

ahead, Salma hung up the video call. The house was empty

she heard a child

neighborhood. Salma couldn’t help but

from the building across giving their

a pang in her heart and was reminded of the

walk down the same path she did, because she knew

At Night Market.

until 10 PM and finally packed up and went home. It didn’t rain.