The Bound Between Us

Chapter 609

Herman couldn't shake the feeling that Gianna was somehow tangled up in Pattie's disappearance.

The house was deserted, but where on earth could Pattie be hidden?

Herman's eyes fell on a car parked outside the coffee shop. Gianna hadn't been back since she drove off.

Ending the call, Herman stood up and headed straight for Gianna's car.

Gianna's face drained of color as she hurried after him, blocking his way. "Herman, this is too much. Are you really going to blame this all on me? Haven't I been through enough?" With a firm tone, Herman said, "Open the car. And the trunk."

"You have no right to search my personal stuff," Gianna shot back.

"I said, open it," Herman's voice grew colder.

His icy tone and intense stare were intimidating.

Gianna swallowed hard, her hands shaking as she pressed the unlock button on her key fob.

opened the doors to inspect and then checked the

as he slammed the trunk shut, making

mean it's my fault." Herman stared at Gianna with a frosty glare. "Whether you did it or not, you know the truth. Just hope I don't find any evidence. If anything happens to Pattie, I'll make sure you pay." Gianna let out a bitter laugh. "Herman, Pattie is just Anastasia's child with someone

of Pattie, Herman lost interest in arguing further. He turned away, got into his car,

legs felt weak as she sank into her car

earlier, realizing she was being followed, she returned to the house, pretended to watch TV, closed the curtains, and then went to the basement to move Pattie, erasing any evidence of her presence. She

a hidden compartment; a wardrobe with a secret

renting the adjacent house under the

would lessen,

frustrated. He was almost certain Pattie was in that house. If even Dailey, who personally

up with Dailey, Herman asked, "Are you

"Do you think we got the wrong lead? Gianna isn't skilled enough to outsmart the police

Gianna, even if we haven't found Pattie. Keep watching her. And make sure

confident. Gianna was just an ordinary housewife, nothing too

Anastasia. Gianna's lead is her only hope. If this goes cold, Anastasia might not handle it well," Herman recalled his

any drastic action against Gianna. If Gianna was the only one who knew where Pattie was, any rash