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…”

back.” She knew what Monica was getting at, but everything was still up in the air. It was too early to be

Harmony Meadows, Salma immediately asked, “Did you see

respond, Monica beat her to it. “We saw her. And honestly, we’re hoping they’ve made a mistake. The kid’s a terror. She’s loud, rude, and materialistic…” Monica rattled off a list

also tired from the day’s events and sat down to rest. Her mind was heavy with worry over

Monica’s account, Salma’s face was a mixture of emotions. If the girl really was Anastasia’s daughter, Salma knew that no

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

all they could do was wait

Later in the afternoon,

left, a call from Herman came in. He’d heard about the fruit and reminded Anastasia not to overindulge, as the fruit was high in sugar. Recently, Herman had become very nagging and

heart,

out of pride, she didn’t visit Anastasia. Instead, she prodded Flynn for

want to think about anything else. She was waiting for the weekend to move and for the test results. She would

then went to pick up Pattie from preschool. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Joey

was in great pain from the realization, and the

Edmunds’ furious accusations, then she pushed open