The Bound Between Us

Chapter 509

Hank was growing increasingly anxious about his brother Flynn's tendency to blab, fearing he'd let something slip to the folks over at Salstrom Hall.

Feiman Salstrom was preoccupied with orchestrating the grand wedding of his son, Joey, to Julie-a match that had the whole town buzzing.

"Why all the secrecy, Hank?" Flynn mused as they lounged in their shared bachelor pad. "Dad's practically rolling out the red carpet for Julie. After all, she's carrying a Salstrom, isn't she?"

Flynn suddenly paused, eyes widening with realization. "Of course, the baby's a Salstrom! Dad's head will explode once he figures it out. Is it more about preserving the Salstrom lineage or avenging Grandma's death?"

"Julie won't be walking through those doors as long as Joey has anything to say about it. He's no pushover. He won't let the Browns get the upper hand," Hank said. He'd pieced together Joey's intentions from his stalling the wedding and his nights out on the town. Joey was no fool.

The Browns thought they could use Joey as a stepping stone, but they had sorely misjudged their mark.

playing at? If he doesn't want to marry, why doesn't he just refuse? And

sighed heavily. "He's feeling cornered and discontent. I've done my digging-Joey's birth mother, Tina, was Dad's secretary. She fell into a depression and took her own life. Joey's got a bone to pick with Dad, and it extends to the whole Salstrom clan. But at the same time, he can't

months over his insistence on acknowledging Joey." Katelyn Salstrom couldn't stop Feiman

if it really was Julie who took out Grandma, would you still bring Anastasia

remained silent, offering no answer. His relationship with Anastasia was far from simple. Even if

had poisoned a child; Anastasia had retaliated. These were the harsh realities

on the street side, opting not to go

scrolling through his contacts without needing to consciously remember her details-Anastasia's WhatsApp account was etched

bar, Anastasia's chat popped up on the screen. When Hank had been unconscious, Feiman had deleted Anastasia from

from re-adding her-partly out of consideration for his father and partly to