The Bound Between Us

Chapter 292

Herman had a hunch that Anastasia was in trouble. He couldn’t reach her and had a bad feeling in his gut. He immediately told his driver to head back to Harmony Meadows and made a call to Dailey, “Track down Anastasia. I need to know where she is now.”

Flynn, sitting in the back seat, was stunned. Herman had even reached out to Dailey. He wanted to say things weren’t that urgent, but seeing Herman’s grim face, he decided to keep his mouth shut.

Who was Dailey? He was Herman’s top-notch bodyguard for eight years, currently on a year-long break. To Herman, Dailey was like the king’s right-hand man. Herman rarely called on him, but when he did, it meant something big was up.

Dailey’s voice came from the other end of the line, “Give me ten minutes.” In ten minutes, he would find Anastasia.

As he was on the phone, Herman had reached the entrance of Harmony Meadows.

He got out of the car, went to the security booth, and tapped on the window. The security guard, who was snoozing, woke up with a start. Seeing Herman, he got the shivers. Herman standing before the window was like the lord of the underworld.

you’re back.” The guard greeted him enthusiastically.

my

familiar with half of the residents, immediately answered, “Yes, just an hour ago. She even waved to me.”

the guard said she had. This meant

houses here were run-down, nothing like the ones in the downtown. The majority of the residents were down on their luck,

were low-rise buildings, with three or four stories and lousy living conditions. The district

clearly the mess she was in.

no more than 200 square feet and in total

occasional voices from outside. Those were the voices of the neighbors. She tried to recall what happened before she was kidnapped but couldn’t figure out who

approaching. A shadow passed by the window, followed by the sound of the door opening.

as if it would jump out of her throat. She instinctively curled up in the corner of

creaked open from