The Bound Between Us

Chapter 183

All of a sudden, the car spiraled out of control, and Anastasia immediately sensed that this was bad news.

Everything had been fine when she first hit the road, so how come the brakes gave out on her out of the blue? Was this really just an accident?

The memory of Christine’s warning, and that shady figure she spotted in the parking lot, made her blood run cold. Someone was out to get her, they wanted her dead.

Anastasia’s toes curled up in her shoes; she wasn’t ready to kick the bucket, nor was she ready to accept that fate. What would happen to her mom if she died? And what about Herman, who loved her to the moon and back?

The sound of her car smacking into the rock wall echoed through the woods, and smoke started seeping out from the back of her vehicle.

Her phone was still buzzing, was Herman calling. Tears started streaming down Anastasia’s face as a sinking feeling washed over her. She might not be able to go back; she might not get a chance to see Herman one last time.

But the will to live didn’t let Anastasia throw in the towel. She twisted and turned the steering wheel, trying to smash the car into the mountain. If she couldn’t slow down, she might meet her maker right here. Sparks flew as the car collided with the mountain, bouncing and jolting, until finally, with a loud crash, it toppled over a giant rock and flipped onto its side.

of the car, and lying on the ground. Raindrops fell onto her face; her surroundings were pitch-black and quiet as if the Grim Reaper had arrived. She felt bone-chilling cold, as if she was surrounded by ice.

a while, she wasn’t sure if it was a hallucination or reality, but she thought she saw Herman running towards her with a flashlight. Her ears were filled with noise. It sounded like Herman was

so intense that she couldn’t open her eyes. Her consciousness was fading, and her thoughts jumbled. She thought she heard someone say, “Hang

working in obstetrics for years, and

is as beautiful as her mother.”

baby crying. What was going on, hadn’t she been in a car crash? Why was there a baby crying? Why was someone congratulating her? Who was the beautiful girl? Who was giving birth?

her eyes, but all she could see was the doctor’s retreating figure holding a baby. She tried to speak, but no sound came

she’d been found by Herman and rushed to the hospital, currently lying in the operating room, undergoing emergency surgery. Her consciousness was blurry, the shadowy figures

mess.

waiting outside the operating room, his face grim. A doctor stepped out of the operating room. “Family of the injured, please sign here. The patient’s condition is very critical. Please

was now lying in a pool of blood when he saw her. “We have to save her,” Herman said, his voice filled with

do our best,” but didn’t