Chapter 227

Anastasia lifted her head and spotted Herman standing behind her, hands propped on the back of the couch, smiling at her.

Quickly composing herself, she asked, “All done with your stuff?”

Herman took a seat next to her, replying, “I’ve handed off the rest to my colleagues. Couldn’t keep my wife waiting. She might get all sorts of ideas.”

This swanky club offered certain… special services. Melinda, who’d just shown up, was one of the special service providers.

Anastasia hadn’t experienced it firsthand, but she knew. So Melinda’s words earlier had thrown her off a bit. Knowing Melinda, being in this place, with Mr. Winchester around… all easily led to all sorts of assumptions.

Had she ever been in this line of work?

She found it hard to believe. No matter how poor or how starving she was, she would never choose this line of work. Forcing a smile, Anastasia asked, “You guys always conduct business in places like this?”

“Can’t lie,” Herman answered honestly. “I come here often. But I promise you, I’d never do anything to betray you. You’re welcome to check up on me anytime.”

laugh.

then she couldn’t trust anyone. Her life was saved by Herman, plucked right out of Cloud Mountain.

“Why are your hands so

his coat over her. “You just got out of the hospital, can’t catch a cold now. Let’s

often thought how

of Neon Dreams. Nelson had already gotten the message and had Herman’s Chevy waiting in the

a sec. I’ll bring the

stood still, waiting.

headed for the parking lot to get the car, and Nelson was waiting

out his

handed over the keys quickly, and Herman instructed, “Stay here, send the president home later, and treat him

It’ll be

pick up Anastasia. Instead of taking Anastasia straight home, he drove to a small restaurant nearby. “Let’s

so she was

and Herman ordered two servings of pasta and a bowl of thick soup.

looked around the almost empty restaurant. “This place used to be

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