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.

quickly opened the doors to inspect and then checked

as he slammed the trunk

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 sure you pay." Gianna

Pattie, Herman lost interest in arguing further. He turned away,

felt weak as she sank

how, an hour 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 had thought about taking Pattie in her car but decided instead to

found nothing was because the house had a hidden compartment; a wardrobe with a secret door leading to the

renting the adjacent house

would lessen, but she knew she had to

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

"Are you sure you checked everywhere? Could anything be

got the wrong lead? Gianna isn't skilled enough to outsmart

brows knitted together. "This has something to do with Gianna, even if

not," Dailey was confident. Gianna was just an ordinary housewife,

only hope. If this goes cold, Anastasia might not handle it well,"

still unknown, Herman couldn't take any drastic action against Gianna. If Gianna was the only one who