The Bound Between Us

Chapter 165

Herman dropped a few words and Julie’s eyes were already welling up, her face turning red as a beet.

“Mr. Salstrom, I didn’t mean anything by it.” Julie’s smile was hanging by a thread, looking more like a cry than a grin. “Even if our blind date didn’t work out, I thought we could still be friends. After all, our dads have been buddies for years and we practically grew up together.”

“If I’ve done anything to give you the wrong idea, I apologize.” Herman wasn’t moved in the slightest. His gentle side was reserved only for Anastasia, no other woman.

‘Mr. Salstrom, L…”

“I’ve got stuff to deal with. Please, enjoy your evening. With that, Herman strode off towards Jarod, they exchanged a few words, and then headed upstairs together.

Julie watched Herman’s retreating figure with infatuation. She had dreamt about him more times than she could count. In her dreams, Herman was tender and passionate, causing her to fall head over heels for him time and again.

This only deepened her love for him.

When Herman was still single, she fantasized about their wedding day every day. But now that Herman was married, her dreams felt like they’d been brutally shattered

she accept

over?” Collin appeared behind her out of

tears. “It’s my business. You don’t

Herman for years. I know his character well. The Salstroms

“I don’t believe it. No man can love only one

let slip. “A few years back, Herman did have

always thought that there was no one else in Herman’s heart, aside from Anastasia. Now, she found out there was another woman in his past. How come she didn’t know a

realized he may have said too much and quickly changed the subject “Someone’s looking for

on? Its all water under the bridge,

Collin decided to disclose, ‘Five years ago, on the night before I went abroad, we threw a farewell party for me. We planned to get Herman drunk and set him up with a

streak of jealousy flashed in Julie’s eyes.

always seen Julie as a gentle woman. These sharp words coming from her shattered his impression.

when Collin interrupted,

hi.”

respond, Collin