The Bound Between Us

Chapter 196

Ashley saw Salma getting worked up and chuckled. “Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t want to come find you either, but I had no choice, otherwise I wouldn’t be here.”

“What do you mean?” Salma asked, puzzled.

Ashley put away her sarcasm and said, “Get in the car. I don’t want to freeze my butt off here.”

With that, she turned to the Mercedes parked on the side of the road, opened the door, and climbed in.

After some hesitation, Salma, perhaps still holding out hope for that man, wanted to know any information about him, so she followed Ashley into the car.

Ashley closed the door, and let the driver get out, leaving just the two of them in the car.

Ashley cut to the chase. “My daughter Sandy is sick and needs a bone marrow transplant urgently. Neither Tavon nor I are a match. Now, we can only ask your daughter Anastasia. They’re half-sisters, so the chances of a match are high. If it works out, I’ll give you $50,000. I won’t let Anastasia give something for nothing.”

Hearing this, Salma trembled with anger. “Ashley, you’re pushing your luck. Why should my daughter Anastasia save your daughter Sandy? That’s never gonna happen.”

think I’d come to you?” Ashley looked down

me? He also agreed

daughter. As a father, he gave Anastasia life, and he has the right to ask her to donate bone marrow.” Ashley continued, “Don’t worry, we won’t treat you and Anastasia

responsibility as a father for over

left. Anastasia had just recovered from a serious illness. There was no way Salma would jeopardize her daughter’s health.

20 years ago, young Salma fell in love with Tavon. But Tavon, from a prestigious rich family, was taken

came that Tavon

Tavon and Ashley were a perfect match, and the Morton family never

family. They even demanded her to abort the baby, but she never even saw

again, that they

on the baby and made the unwise decision to give birth to Anastasia.

Tavon vanished without a trace. The Morton family

events to anyone and bore all the pain alone. She had made her mistakes and she didn’t want

grandmother, the Jewell family. On one hand,