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

an hour

was engrossed in drafting a design, while Everlee was trying to sneak a peek but was

Lunsford, no need

left, let s see what you can pull out

as if she were taking an exam. When the time was up, she put down her brush and

gently blew off the dust on her design draft.

only to

What

Lunsford, don’t rush, do you know what flower this is?”

are you drawing a gardenia for me? If I want any flower, can’t I simply buy it? Do I

flower you want. But can you just pick any man you fancy”

left Everlee stunned, her face turning

this necklace is a sphere, inside the sphere is a gardenia. When you put

disdainfully said, “I don’t

language of gardenia is a love that silently

enduring storms without wilting, its blooming seems

taken aback. How

falls in love with another person, the feelings can be seen in their eyes. That night at the Eclipse Lounge, I saw your affection for Blake. Orly in front of the one you love would you rein in your temper. You’re usually assertive, but that night you were particularly quiet, when

for Blake was a secret Everlee had harbored for years.

felt completely exposed in front of

if what you said is true. I still don’t like your design.”