The Bound Between Us

Chapter 119

Out in the sticks, some folks reckoned that adopting a kid can help a woman get pregnant naturally

Especially those couples who had been married for years but still hadn’t had a kid, they’d opt to adopt one from an orphanage.

They believed that kids were God sent gifts to help them settle down.

Though it was just a superstition, there were actually quite a few success stories out there

However, life can get real tough for those adopted kids once their foster parents had a child of their own

They can’t return to the orphanage, and their foster parents fell burdened by their presence because they were not blood related and thus, were not keen on taking care of them.

Herman wasn’t the type to gossip about other people’s family affairs, nor was he overly sympathetic. But when he heard about Pattie’s situation, he was

ticked off

He instinctively wanted to know more about Pattie

But those old ladies only knew hearsay, they didn’t know the specifics.

After all it was someone else’s family business, and Herman didn’t want to poke his nose into it

At the office

was already half past four, only half an hour left till the end

design, while Everlee was trying to sneak a peek but

said. “Ms. Lunsford, no need to rush, times not up

let s see what you can pull out

later, Anastasia stopped painting, as if she were taking an exam. When

up and gently blew off the dust on her

look over, only to see Anastasia had

are you pulling my leg? What kind of design

do you know what

she had clearly seen it, Isn’t this a gardenia? | asked you to design a necklace, why are you drawing a gardenia for me? If I want any flower, can’t I simply buy it? Do I need you

flower you want. But can you

left Everlee stunned, her face turning

up her design draft and continued, “I know what kind of necklace Ms. Lunsford wants. The pendant of this necklace is a sphere, inside the sphere is a gardenia. When you put the necklace around

disdainfully said, “I don’t

is a love that silently protects.”

gardenia are evergreen throughout the four seasons, enduring storms without wilting, its blooming seems casual, but in fact, it has waited for three quarters. This is like how you silently quard and

aback. How do you,”

Lounge, I saw your affection for

a secret Everlee had harbored for years.

revealed this secret, Everlee felt completely

said, “Even if what you said is true. I