The Bound Between Us

Chapter 97

At first, Anastasia just thought she had packed on a few pounds. After all, it was winter and she was wearing bulky clothes, so nobody noticed a thing

By the time she realized, the kid had been hanging out in her belly for four months, fully formed and all

Anastasia had to drop out of school. As for the baby, her mom wanted to take her to get an abortion, but when she felt the baby move on the operating table, she changed her mind.

A mystery baby put a ton of stress on Anastasia and ruined her life.

It was a girl, a really pretty girl. Monica saw her once outside the delivery room.

After the baby was born, Salma decided to drop her off at an orphanage.

Salma was a single mom. She didn’t want her daughter, Anastasia, to end up like her.

Anastasia also had postpartum depression. It was so bad that she didnt even recognize Salma and Monica.

During the year Anastasia was recovering, Salma and Monica took turns looking after her, pouring their hearts into it.

Luckily, after a year of treatment, Anastasia got back on her feet. But she couldn’t remember a thing about the baby or the guy.

woken up from a nightmare, and everything was

to spin a yarn about Anastasias past to protect her future, avoiding any mention of the baby.

her mom and Monica didn’t bring it up, just hoping

That guy was no good. He just

me. Maybe I’m just overthinking things. Monica, I m so lucky to

there to chat with made Anastasia feel a lot better.

because she didn’t bleed didnt mean she wasn’t a virgin.

subject, “Aren’t you supposed to be at work? It’s nearly ten in the morning, arent you

that Herman had punched Blake

she thought of the

had to stop by the company first. This was her mess, and

type to run away from her problems.

let the company or Herman take the fall

She would go to the company first, give them an explanation, then go visit Blake in the hospital, hoping

had been wearing a mask at the time. As long as she kept quiet, nobody would recognize

was at fault, but with her and Herman’s humble backgrounds, sometimes she had to swallow her pride

didn’t affect Herman, Anastasia

Herman had bought her to the company. Before she got out of