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.

the car unlocked, Herman quickly opened the doors to inspect and then checked the

as he slammed the trunk shut, making the car shake from the

asked, "Find anything? Herman, I'll say it again, stop throwing all the blame on me. Just because you can't find her doesn't 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

lost interest in arguing further. He turned away, got into his car, and drove

left, Gianna's legs felt weak

and then went to the basement to move Pattie, erasing any evidence of her presence. She had

house had a hidden compartment; a wardrobe

for this, renting the adjacent house

and found nothing, suspicion on her would lessen, but she knew

indeed frustrated. He was almost certain Pattie was in that house. If even Dailey, who personally took charge, couldn't find

"Are you

every possible hiding spot, found nothing," Dailey reported. "Do you think we got the wrong lead?

together. "This has something to do with Gianna, even if we haven't

Gianna was just an ordinary housewife,

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

Gianna. If Gianna was the only