The Bound Between Us

Chapter 437

The mention of abortion pills made Katie's face go as white as a ghost; she couldn't even think about taking them.

"Ma'am... Mrs. Salstrom," Katie stuttered, "Are you sure about this? An abortion pill for Miss Anastasia? She's pregnant, this... this can't be right."

Katie's words were all over the place. She couldn't wrap her head around why Grannie Anita would want to get rid of a potential Salstrom heir. That was her great-grandchild, after all.

Grannie Anita spoke with authority, "Take it. This pill is meant to get rid of the baby Anastasia is carrying, which isn't a Salstrom. Katie, you've been with us for years, have I ever treated you unfairly? Now I'm asking you to do this for me, to get rid of the child Anastasia's carrying. That's not too much to ask, is it?"

Grannie Anita had sneaked back from the countryside just to get rid of the child in Anastasia's womb.

"No, no, no..." Katie waved her hands, panic written all over her face, "Mrs. Salstrom, why? That's your great-grandchild. How could you even think of doing this?"

let Anastasia give birth to that child in our family. If that happens, we lose everything. The vast Salstrom fortune would end

takes this pill without her knowing. It's a secret between

pushing the pill into her palm. Her weary eyes bored into Katie's. "Katie,

was taken aback. How did Grannie

the situation. Faced with Grannie Anita's pressure and temptation, her resolve

finds out, he'll kill me." Fear made Katie hesitate. "Miss Anastasia's

and once it's done, I'll give you another $300,000. As long as you're discreet, no

had to get

clutched the abortion pill, her heart racing. She had never done anything so wrong before, and she didn't know if she could start

her own problems, and Grannie Anita's words,

throw away the pill; instead, she returned