The Bound Between Us

Chapter 567

Trent had a stroke at home, and the first person Anastasia thought of was Ashley.

Max shook his head, "Hard to say. You know how it is with your dad. Do we keep it under wraps, or...?"

"Let's keep it quiet for now, until he gets better," Anastasia suggested. "Can we look into the source of the poison? The person behind it doesn't know we're onto them; there might be more clues." "I'll have Dailey check out Willowbrook," Max said gently.

As the wedding got closer, Anastasia felt more and more uneasy, with troubles piling up.

She was particularly worried about Julie. Knowing Julie, she wouldn't just sit back and wait for her fate.

Julie had stabilized in the hospital after a close call with her pregnancy and was about to be brought back to the police station.

But as they prepared to transfer her, disaster struck.

That night....

The ringing phone woke Max, and he answered the call from the undercover bodyguard watching over Julie. She had been abducted.

rescue Julie and had even injured

eyebrows furrowed with concern. "Who took

the game, and Devin was too busy saving his own skin

was a pawn

They were prepared, managed to distract us. The police are already on high alert, sending out forces to recapture Julie." Half-asleep, Anastasia heard the phone conversation and opened her eyes to see

phone, his expression

"How is that possible?"

"Weren't the cops watching her round

to step out," Max said as he got out of

...

Julie's case,

officer on duty told him that the abductor had disguised themselves as a doctor, claiming to

Jason surveyed the scene. "One person couldn't have taken Julie alone; they had an accomplice. Check all hospital surveillance for suspicious vehicles. Interrogate Devin, see if we can shake out a clue." "Jason, we've already got someone on

Jason added. "The child is his,

it," his colleague agreed. "Jason, where could Julie go, heavily pregnant like

rolled his eyes. "What do you think, she's going to sit around

fell silent, conceding