The Bound Between Us

Chapter 333

Herman took a whiff of himself and acknowledged the undeniable scent of medicine. He dared not speak the truth. Instead he said, “Nelson’s been on some herbal remedies recently. Perhaps the scent rubbed off on me. Have you chosen your dress yet?”

Nelson was Herman’s assistant, so it was plausible that he could have picked up the scent from being around him all day. Anastasia didn’t give it much thought. She responded, “Yes, we’ve picked this lavender ombré dress. Pattie and I both love it.”

“Alright then, I’ll have it delivered tomorrow morning.” Herman crouched down and asked Pattie in a gentle voice, “Pattie, have you made your choice?”

Pattie nodded vigorously, “Yes. I want a purple dress too, so I can match Mommy.”

Herman chuckled, “Good, now I know what suit I’ll be wearing tomorrow.” He decided to get a purple suit to match his family.

At this point, Salma spoke up, “I think I’ll stay home tomorrow while you all go.”

Herman arose, “Mom, my mother insisted that you come. Tomorrow is a significant day for the Salstrom family. Anastasia, as the lady of the Salstrom house, it’s important that you attend. How can you not go, Mom?”

Salma looked back and forth from Anastasia to Herman, internally struggling, then finally said, “Alright, I’ll go with you tomorrow. Pattie, you’re sleeping with Grandma tonight, we have to get up early. Go to bed soon.”

extremely well-behaved,

spoke up, “I’m going to brush my teeth and apply a face mask so

looked at her fondly, “Alright, you go freshen up. I’ll change.”

in the master bathroom, a sudden wave of nausea hit her. She couldn’t hold back and ended up vomiting. She felt incredibly sick. Herman heard

swallowed some toothpaste. I’m okay.” She decided not to use toothpaste to rinse her mouth

looked anxious, “Are you

it’s alright now.” Anastasia took a deep breath and the discomfort

think much

of the mask made her nauseous again. She decided to skip the mask. She couldn’t understand why she had been feeling nauseous recently. This wasn’t the first

to get out of bed. Salma had already prepared breakfast. By the time Anastasia woke up, Herman had already eaten and left as he had a busy day ahead. He needed to go to the office before picking up Anastasia for the

As Anastasia sat down with a yawn,

the kitchen? It has

came out with a plate of baked beans, smiling, “This is for you. It’s your favorite, baked beans.

ended up vomiting in the nearby trash can. “Mom, can you take that

Salma took a sniff, “It smells good. Didn’t you used to love