The Bound Between Us

Chapter 145

It just so happened that Salma had the day off from her hotel job.

After receiving a call from Anastasia, Salma quickly packed and hopped in a tax, not wanting to keep her daughter and son in-law waiting.

Anastasia pulled Salma aside and filled her in on some details about Pattie. “Mom, Pattie is quite shy, keep an eye on her

“OK, you guys go to work, and don’t worry, I’ll watch over her Salma asked, “Where’s the girl?”

Anastasia pointed to Pattie, who was sitting on the living room sofa, and said, “Mom, sorry for the trouble, I’ll be back as soon as I can’

Pattie had her head down, and Salma didnt get a good look at her face.

Salma laughed and said, “Don’t worry. It’s getting late, you guys should head out.”

walked over to Pattie, reminded her to listen to Salma while at home, and then left with

Pattie being

the Chevy in the underground garage the night before Herman and Anastasia headed to the garage to take off. Once in the car, Anastasia said, “Look, we both work and can’t be with Pattie all the time. If we have kids, we’d struggle to take care of them. Thankfully, my mom is here.” Anastasia hadn’t wanted kids before. At first, because she and Herman

their income was enough to sustain their life in Riverdale. But if they had kids, they would struggle a bit. These were

on Herman completely. She wanted to work and help out

laughed and said, “When we have kids, Ms. Katelyn can help too. Don’t worry too much”

eight nannies in the house, they could hire a dedicated nanny for the

“Having the elderly at home to help out would definitely ease the pressure. But it was still too early to

trying for a kid, but Anastasias belly

hand and said, “Let

Anastasia said. “By the way, let’s talk to Penny about Pattie’s situation this weekend. We need to get this sorted out so Pattie can go to school.”

dollars a year, and even the cheaper ones cost thousands. We could go to a public kindergarten. It should be cheaper. If we adopt Pattie, we’ll have to budget carefully. It’s

and said, “Don’t worry too much about all these. Let me handle this. I know a kindergarten