The Bound Between Us

Chapter 198

Herman was getting all up in Anastasia’s grill, could she not detect his drift?

Anastasia deliberately turned her face away, nearly cracking up. “Not quite there yet. I’ll let you know when I’ve figured it out.”

“Well, then I’ll take matters into my own hands…”

As Herman leaned in for a smooch, Anastasia dodged, giggling. “No can do, no can do.”

They were fooling around when someone knocked on the door.

The cops were back. Upon seeing the officer, Anastasia immediately turned serious. “Officer, have you figured out who’s out to get me?”

The cop glanced at Herman and said, “After our investigation, we’ve nailed down the perp.”

“Who?” Anastasia pressed.

Hailey from AL Jewery’s design department. She confessed to

her?” Anastasia was stunned. Hailey had been with the design department for five years, a

so we have the motive, but what about the timing? During your initial investigation, you questioned everyone in the department, none were at the scene of

to Cloud Mountain, so she had her boyfriend Max, who works at the Cloud Mountain Resort, tamper with things. Both Max

added, “We’ve checked their statements, and they’re telling the truth. Hailey was just acting out of jealousy because Anastasia got promoted to head designer, and she

the case unfolding this way, Anastasia felt a pang of sorrow.

looked over Hailey and Max’s testimonies, which matched up perfectly with the facts of

substantial evidence, it was

check out, something didn’t sit right with

of Anastasia’s accident was found, Selena was immediately off the hook. When she was released, she looked pale and all her usual arrogance had vanished. She had

secretly pleased. Now that the truth was out, Selena was still a bit shaken. She had asked the police and was told that due to the severity of the case, Hailey, who framed Anastasia, could face at least twenty years in prison. Thinking about it, Selena was even more shaken. Had she gone through with her plan, she’d be

about Hailey orchestrating the accident quickly

Anastasia in the hospital, fuming. “It’s always the quiet ones. Look at Hailey, she always kept to herself at work, but harbored such malice. To stoop so low just because

senior and most likely

herself,” Lauren said. “If she were really capable, she’d have been promoted already. Her design skills and popularity are just so-so, she

the company doing?” Anastasia