The Bound Between Us

Chapter 379

Anastasia clutched the little girl’s hair and made a beeline for the DNA testing center.

The paternity test results would take about a week to come out.

On their way back to Harmony Meadows, Monica asked, “Ana, what do you think about this little girl? If she turns out to be your daughter, are you going

to take care of her?”

Anastasia leaned back in the car seat, recalling the little girl’s defiant behavior. “The kid’s got issues,” she said. “She’s a handful.”

“I’m utterly stunned,” Monica admitted. “This kid isn’t even five yet. She’s way too terrifying. They say you can tell what a child will be like when they grow up by the time they’re three. If she’s like this now, what will she be like when she’s older?”

Anastasia sighed. “I know. If she’s my daughter, I guess I’ll just have to bring her home and try to correct her behavior. What a child turns out to be depends on how their parents guide them.”

Monica voiced her doubts, “I think it’s a lost cause. She’s so rebellious at such a young age, and she’ll be a major handful when she’s older. Plus, with the situation with the Salstrom family and you carrying a baby, how are you going to have time to guide her? Ana, maybe we should…”

gently. “Let’s wait until the test results come back.” She knew what Monica was getting at, but everything was still up in

Meadows, Salma immediately asked, “Did you see her? What’s she

beat her to it. “We saw her. And honestly, we’re hoping they’ve made a mistake. The kid’s a

sat down to rest. Her

If the girl really was Anastasia’s daughter, Salma knew that no matter how problematic the girl was, Anastasia would

was still young, there was still hope for guidance. Once she got older, it would be much harder to

could do was wait for the test

to her room to rest. Later in the afternoon, Katelyn brought over

Anastasia not to overindulge, as the fruit was high in sugar. Recently, Herman had become very

his words to heart, finding his concern

of pride, she didn’t visit Anastasia. Instead, she

didn’t want to think about anything else. She was waiting for the weekend to move and for the test results. She would let things take their natural

with Anastasia. Anastasia rested until four-thirty, then went to pick up Pattie from preschool. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Joey had been saved after treatment, but he was paralyzed from the waist down.

was in great pain from the realization, and the Edmunds were heartbroken, muttering about suing

stood at the hospital room door, listening to the Edmunds’ furious accusations, then she pushed open the door. Her appearance immediately enraged the Edmunds. Joey also