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 the wife is

them know, it’s not their place to spill the

can become awkward. The

daughter married into a good family. If Salma told her about this, she could be seen as she was jealous

I hope I’m just overthinking. Ana, don’t stay out

glanced at the night sky and said, “Mom, it doesn’t look like it’s gonna rain. My business is booming

you up. It’s not safe for a girl

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

past would repeat itself,

me up later. Mom, you need to rest early

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

go to bed, she heard a child being scolded in the neighborhood.

in the neighborhood. Salma couldn’t help but

building across giving their

felt a pang in her heart and was reminded

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

At Night Market.

10 PM and finally packed up and went home. It