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.”

seems like every guy has a side chick and the wife

not their place to

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

family. If Salma told her about this, she could be seen as she was jealous and try to stir the

I’m just overthinking. Ana, don’t

“Mom, it doesn’t look like it’s gonna

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

up shop. Whenever Anastasia was out selling, Salma would tag along if she was free.

past would repeat itself,

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

Salma hung up the video call. The house was empty and

go to bed, she heard a child being

cries echoed in the neighborhood. Salma couldn’t help but

across giving their kid a hard time again.

pang in her heart and was reminded of

to walk down the same path she did, because she knew how tough it was.

At Night Market.

finally packed up and went home. It