The Bound Between Us

Chapter 207

Tavon had been dabbling in the business world. He was not exactly loaded, but he’d got a fair chunk of change, with assets totaling in the hundreds of millions.

The Morton family ran a tea business, shipping their product overseas. Tavon had been around the block and met all sorts of people. But when he looked into Anastasia’s sharp eyes, he felt an inexplicable fear

Anastasia took the initiative to hop into the car, which took Tavon by surprise. He figured she would keep him at arm’s length. Seeing Anastasia in the car, Tavon cracked a smile, hopped in after her, and gestured for the driver to get a move on.

The car was roomy, and the temperature was just right. But when Anastasia sat down, Tavon felt a chill in the air.

Before Tavon could even open his mouth, Anastasia jumped in with a barrage of questions. “Where are you living now? What’s your family business? This car must have cost a pretty penny, right? Besides a daughter, do you have any other children? What’s annual

your

income? How much are your assets?”

Tavon was caught off guard by Anastasia’s rapid–fire questions. Tavon was a businessman, always playing his cards close to his chest.

Worried Anastasia might be after his family fortune, he chuckled and said half–jokingly, “We’re in the tea business, dabbled in tourism too. But the economy’s in the gutter, business isn’t exactly booming, so we’ve been losing money for years. I live in Willowbrook. Got a boy and a girl at home. They’re both younger than you, your little bro and sis. One’s studying abroad, the other’s sick in the hospital.

knack for playing with emotions. When he mentioned his sick daughter, Sandy, he showed Anastasia photos of Sandy in the hospital. Sandy looked frail and thin with IV tubes attached, undergoing dialysis. Her head was shaved bald. It

see.

Both her mother, Ashley, and I have been tested, but we’re not a match. If we don’t find a bone marrow

enough to further make Anastasia

are. Got a son and a daughter, huh? I hear Willowbrook’s crawling with the well–to–do, especially those in the seafood business, raking in the big bucks. You’re not worried I might want a piece of

a shade of red. “Ana, you’ve got it all wrong.

father…”

you can live

gaze sent shivers down Tavon’s spine, and he found himself speechless under her scrutiny.

at a nearby café. Anastasia got out, and Tavon

absentmindedly wiped his glasses. How could a daughter he’d never met be so

When she ordered coffee, she only asked

a drink for himself. In the business world, he’d never felt so out of

some hesitation, Tavon mustered up courage and said, “Ana, Sandy is your sister. She needs help. I really don’t have any other options. Look, can you help out? I’ve looked into it, bone marrow donation won’t affect your health, and you’ll

cafe self.urage

even knowing what to