The Bound Between Us

Chapter 535

The wedding reception was buzzing with excitement, champagne flutes clinking, and laughter echoing through the hall when everything took a shocking turn. Julie, visibly pregnant and with a fiery look in her eyes, stormed towards Joseph, who was blissfully unaware of the chaos unfolding behind him.

Joseph, leading the way to the dance floor, didn't catch on until Feiman, eyes wide with panic, shouted, "Joe, watch out!"

Alerted by the warning, Joseph spun around just in time to see Julie's hairpin plunging toward his chest.

"Go to hell, you jerk!" Julie screamed as she thrust the pin with all her might.

The guests gasped in horror, frozen in shock. Herman furrowed his brow, holding Anastasia close, while Flynn let out a breath he didn't realize he'd been holding. Even Devin had to admit his daughter was acting recklessly.

Joseph looked down at the hairpin resting against his chest and let out a mocking laugh. "Seriously? It's like you think we're in some trashy soap opera. A hairpin to take me out? You really need to get your head checked." His words were arrogant and mocking, but true.

Anastasia, who made jewelry for a living, knew that hairpins were designed to be harmless, with rounded, smoothed edges to prevent injury. Considering the layers of clothing Joseph wore, it would have been a miracle if the pin even scratched him.

The tension that had been thick as fog dissipated with Joseph's quip, and the urge to laugh or scoff was almost irresistible.

Julie hadn't even managed to scratch Joseph and now stood disarmed and ignored, except for Joseph's consideration of her pregnant state. He was cold, but not brutal.

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she knew the hairpin was harmless, the intense situation had

filled the air, and the authorities arrived on the

the charge, striding in with

and Herman walked to the entrance just in time to see

you here?" Anastasia

and Julie's wedding, only realized

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couldn't help but laugh, "Why do I smell puppy love

treat me

up Julie's arrest with efficiency and a

attention,

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