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.”

feel. Sandy’s life is hanging by a thread. If it wasn’t for her, do you think I’d come to you?” Ashley looked down on Salma from the bottom of her heart. “If you

to me? He also

Saving her is his responsibility. Of course, he knows. And your daughter Anastasia is also his 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

angry that her chest hurt. “Ana is also Tavon’s daughter. He can’t do this! He hasn’t taken responsibility as a father for over 20 years. He has no right to

out of the car in fury and left. Anastasia had just recovered from a serious illness. There was no way Salma would jeopardize

in love with Tavon. But Tavon, from a prestigious rich family, was taken away by

came that Tavon was marrying Ashley.

already three months pregnant. Tavon and Ashley were a perfect match, and the Morton family never thought much

tried to see Tavon but was insulted and driven away by the Morton family. They even demanded her to abort the baby,

a breakup fetter from Tavon, asking her not to find him again, that they were not meant to be

and naive, Salma couldn’t bear to give up on the baby and made the unwise decision to give birth

writing the breakup letter, Tavon vanished without a trace. The Morton family also left Riverdale, and Salma

these events to anyone and bore all the pain alone. She had made her mistakes

nor her own, but the surname of Anastasia’s grandmother, the Jewell family. On one hand, Salma wanted to ease the tension with her family, and on the other hand, she