The Bound Between Us

Chapter 256

Who wasn’t welcomed into this world with great expectations?

Maria remembered the time when she was first pregnant with Melinda. Melinda was her first child, and naturally she was overly happy. But it turned out to be a girl, which was a bummer.

In her in-laws’ family, the idea that men were superior to women was deeply ingrained. Having a daughter was seen as a letdown, and Maria got quite a few cold shoulders because of it. She took the unfair treatment she got from her in-laws out on her daughter. Maria didn’t really like this daughter of hers, and when she had a son later on, her heart was all in for him.

Melinda dropped out of school early, forced to go out and make money, to support the family and pay for her brother’s schooling. As Melinda made more money outside, she also sent home more, and their living conditions improved. They got used to exploiting their daughter for a better life, without caring about how she was living or how she was making the money.

Maria couldn’t bring herself to speak, while Jay said with all the nerve in the world, “She’s a girl and an older sister. She’s supposed to look after her brother, it’s totally normal at where we come from. We’re counting on our son to take care of us when we’re old, not her.”

what would you be counting on then?” Anastasia was furious, “Can you really spend the money she worked so hard

up. “Melinda is your daughter. What you’re doing is really heartless. Oh, and Melinda had advanced thirty thousand from us previously.

“What’s it got to do with us? Anyway, we won’t claim her body today. If you don’t compensate us, we’ll stay in Riverdale and expose you to the media.”

knew they couldn’t gain anything

tone, “It’s quite an eye-opener to meet these kind of people

both angry and heartbroken for Melinda, but she was helpless. Melinda’s parents had decided not to claim the body until their son got married, they would also try to extort some benefits, otherwise they would have no source of income. How would they live? The

until she heard the honk of a car. Herman’s car was parked by the entrance of the police station. He heard Anastasia was at the police station and was worried something might have

“What are you doing here? And this car?” She had seen it before at the entrance

ride.” Herman opened the car door, “Hop in,

a bit awkward as she got into the car. She had heard that this car was worth millions. It was her first