The Bound Between Us

Chapter 713

Once Cynthia regained her senses, she clung to Gianna's lifeless body, her cries echoing through the room, raw and uncontainable. "Oh, Gianna, how could you leave before me? How are your father and I supposed to carry on without you, my daughter?" Her sobs were

so intense she eventually fainted from the sheer weight of her grief.

Colton, too, couldn't hold back his tears. He had held onto the hope that their daughter would come out of prison and turn her life around. And now, just like that, they were told Gianna was gone. It was a blow too cruel for any parent to bear.

When Cynthia came to, the tears kept flowing. She flat-out refused to accept the prison's claim that Gianna had died of natural causes. "It must have been that witch, Anastasia, wasn't it?" she accused, her voice rising. "You've all been bought off, haven't you? You conspired to kill my daughter and then have the nerve to claim it was due to illness. Give me back my daughter!"

Cynthia couldn't shake Anastasia's words from the previous day. How could it be such a coincidence? Surely Anastasia hadn't foreseen this.

Her protests turned the prison into a scene of chaos. The staff were firm, "If you don't leave, we'll have to charge you with disorderly conduct and you might end up staying here yourself."

think you can scare me? I'm not afraid! I want

console her, "Cynthia, please. Let's take Gianna home. Let's give

a lie to say he didn't harbor resentment. Their daughter had died in prison, and they were expected to

Gianna's death, Colton knew they couldn't fight the system. All they could do was bring Gianna home

on the couch with the urn, her eyes burning with

shiver run down his spine. "Cynthia, let's lay Gianna to rest. We've got to try and move on, not go looking for trouble with the Salstroms.

taking the urn to the bedroom and placing it on the table. She pulled out the little voodoo dolls she had prepared earlier, each marked with

This was all Cynthia had left to

whether she should visit Cynthia, worried the sight of her might provoke her further. Seeing her hesitation, Anastasia advised, "Mom, it's best if you stay away. Your

Cynthia and Colton, driven by grief, might do something drastic. Salma nodded, "I understand. I won't go. Ana, is