The Bound Between Us

Chapter 724

Herman had been off on a business trip for a few days, and it seemed like he was busier than ever. The calls and texts from him had noticeably slowed down. Anastasia tried calling him, but there was no answer. Over the past couple of days, she couldn't shake off a feeling of unease, like a storm was brewing that she couldn't quite pinpoint. Since Herman wasn't picking up, she figured he was swamped with work and decided to check on her daughter Pattie's schoolwork instead.

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Meanwhile, Monica left Anastasia's place and headed back to her beauty salon. As soon as she walked in, the receptionist said, "Monica, there's a lady waiting for you in the lounge upstairs."

"A lady?" Monica asked, puzzled. "Is it my mom trying to set me up again?"

The receptionist shook her head. "No, it's not her."

"Alright, I'll go see who it is," Monica replied, heading up to the lounge. Inside, she found Ashley and Clarissa sitting comfortably. Monica had never met them before and greeted them with a polite but curious smile. "Hi, I'm Monica, the owner of this salon. How can I help you?"

warm smile. "You must be Monica! I've seen your pictures on

a chat. Before Monica arrived, Clarissa had already taken a good look at the salon's history and was impressed. She

Let me get you a fresh cup of coffee." With that, Monica signaled to her staff to bring Clarissa a new cup of coffee and some fresh fruit. She specifically asked, "Bring the

and fruit arrived, Monica eagerly continued, "Please, have

sounds wonderful, thank you, Monica. I've been wanting to meet you for a while now. Jason mentioned he wanted to bring you home over Christmas so we could meet you. We were really looking

told me," Clarissa replied. "But Monica, I can see my son still has feelings for you. He doesn't care for Alisa. And you like Jason too, don't you? Don't let someone else

was confused. "But aren't they getting married on

happen. I'd never let Alisa into our family. Jason only helps out

was no wedding, Monica was taken aback. She could've sworn she heard

bit about that," Monica admitted, rubbing her neck.