The Bound Between Us

Chapter 548

After leaving the Mortons, Anastasia sent Mr. Rowland on his way.

Salma, puzzled, asked, "Ana, why did you hand the company over to them? With that share transfer agreement, they wouldn't dare hold out on you."

Anastasia replied, "Mom, what's more important to you the company or Dad?"

"The company is your father's life's work. Giving it away, he'd never be okay with that," Salma said, knowing Tavon all too well.

"What's the point of holding onto material possessions if you don't even have your health?" Anastasia said bluntly. "This is the quickest way to get Dad out of there. I've never managed the Morton Group. Imagine if I just showed up, waving that share agreement, declaring myself the new CEO. Would the other shareholders be happy? Ashley and Jia would fight tooth and nail. It'd be a bloodbath, and I can't handle that."

Salma was speechless.

Anastasia knew her limits and where she stood.

"You're always so level-headed," Salma remarked. "But really, do you think you could run a small bakery without experience and not end up overwhelmed, let alone a company with over a thousand employees? You've been in high society, but life's not like those trashy romance novels where you magically know everything."

do have a knack for seeing

Tavon's stroke, Salma sighed, "Your dad was perfectly fine, and now... who knows

first," Anastasia said, glancing back towards the Morton estate. "The real trickster there is Sandy. Be careful around

Sandy was gentle and

she is tomorrow," Anastasia replied. "If I'm not

"What kind of conditions?"

mystery, "You'll find out soon

the Gianna incident, Anastasia had learned not to trust

straight to her room, while Anastasia went to the supermarket to pick

stepped in, pressing the button for her floor, a pair of slender, well-defined male hands suddenly

startling her. Looking up, she met a pair

apology. He then reached out with a pack of sanitary napkins, "You dropped

spoken, Anastasia might have thought she'd encountered

she saw a hole; the sanitary napkins were