The Bound Between Us

Chapter 589

The sight of crimson blood sent shivers down Anastasia's spine. She stood there, frozen, too terrified to move, look, or even think about opening the box.

Herman's heart was pounding in his throat, and the nanny's scream echoed through the house. Salma rushed out of the room, eyes wide. "Any news on Pattie? What's going on?"

She spotted the box, looking completely baffled. Herman, with scissors in hand, cautiously cut through the tape. The moment the box opened, revealing its contents, Anastasia went pale and almost lost her balance. Inside was a bloody pig's trotter, wrapped in black duct tape. At first glance, it could easily be mistaken for a human limb.

Salma screamed, "Oh my God, who's playing this sick joke? This is horrifying!"

Herman, his face tense, shouted, "Dailey, find out where this box came from, now!"

Herman's arm, her voice shaking. "Could this be from Pattie's kidnapper? Is this a warning? Are

wanted was money, there was hope. It

Anastasia, trying to calm her down. "Don't worry. If it's the kidnapper, no matter the

was frantic. "Who the hell would

hadn't ruled out Julie as a suspect. Julie had disappeared without a trace. The police thought it was unlikely

had given him the box, instructing him to leave it at Anastasia's house

were searching, Herman had a team out looking-demanding to find Pattie, dead or alive but there was

no tip was too small. Again

but Gianna refused to say. Cynthia was torn between fear of Pattie being found and hope that the police would locate her quickly. Risking exposure, Cynthia made her way

"Sis, just spit it out. Pattie's missing, and we're all out of sorts