The Bound Between Us

Chapter 506

Mia's car could've cruised straight to the hospital without a hitch. If she put the pedal to the metal, she'd be there in a flash-fifteen minutes, tops. But for some insane reason, Mia took the bumper-to-bumper route, showing up at the ER almost forty minutes late. Anastasia sat shivering in her seat, her eyes glued to the security footage, her heart aching in ways words couldn't capture.

"I trusted her completely, never doubted her for a second. Why would she do this?" Anastasia's voice trembled, as much a question to Jason as a whisper to herself.

It baffled her, Mia's motives as murky as a foggy night. That day, not only had she lost her baby, but she herself had almost met her end.

Mia knew it was a life-or-death situation, yet she chose a path that was a slow crawl towards the latter.

Tears slid silently down Anastasia's cheeks. She couldn't wrap her head around it was it all because Mia had a thing for Herman? A crush so deep she'd gamble with her life?

Mia had once sworn she'd treat her like a sister.

Anastasia and said, "Just so you know, even if you take Mia to court, it's a civil case, looking for compensation. These things drag on forever-half a year if you're lucky, probably more. And Mia can easily play dumb, claim she had no idea about

to Jason, "Can you give me a copy of this

"Got

right now. I let the wolf in, and

phone. "It's late. You should head home

given for Anastasia that night. "Did you find

but with Anastasia in this state, now wasn't the time to dig

stuff. Julie's pregnant, and honestly, even with solid evidence, the law won't touch her for now. Patience is your friend," Jason advised with the cool objectivity of an outsider.

After laying her to rest and as the dust settled, Herman revisited the mall's

and over, Herman noticed that after Anastasia dashed out of the restroom, Julie sauntered in. But when Granny Anita was in

the restroom before