The Bound Between Us

Chapter 802

That day in Riverdale felt like something big was brewing-everyone in town was caught up in the commotion.

Before long, Anastasia's ad searching for Herman was everywhere. Open your phone, walk down the street, step into a café-everyone was talking about Anastasia looking for Herman.

Online, it was all anyone could talk about: millions of people weighed in, sharing their theories and hopes.

Out on the sidewalks, people huddled in little groups, whispering about the latest updates, just as eager for news as Anastasia herself.

But Anastasia didn't stop at just one ad. She took it up a notch, announcing she'd be waiting for Herman in the plaza outside Riverdale Mall-all day, as long as it

took.

Within moments, the news was plastered all over town. Every screen, every billboard was streaming a live feed of Anastasia, sitting steady and silent on a bench in the middle of the square, her face calm, her eyes full of quiet determination.

People flocked to the mall, drawn by curiosity. The plaza filled up-rows and rows of onlookers circling closer.

Mall security carved out some space and kept the crowd under control. People actually behaved themselves, forming neat rings around Anastasia.

The crowd kept swelling-hundreds, then thousands, then tens of thousands.

people really do things differently. She's spending a fortune just to find someone. That LED billboard over there? A few seconds costs millions. She's bought out the whole day, across the city! Who else could

cent, give

women would be living it up, splurging on

billion-dollar fortune, two kids, and no husband-what

family going. Any scrap of news about him, and she was

boldness stunned the entire city and shook up the circles

Anastasia. Sure, they were jealous, but

in the

she had with Herman was real-a love that

that lasts,

everything into Anastasia's name, proving she mattered more

with a love so

downtown office, Jarod watched the livestream, seeing Anastasia waiting patiently in the square. He turned to his assistant and said, "Now that's the kind of woman you'd want by your side for life. Too bad I'm not that lucky. If I could marry someone like her, I'd

money you have, the harder it is

fun, but deep down,

to reassure him. "Mr. Jarod, there are plenty of women who'd do anything

my money. If I went broke, they'd be gone before

assistant kept

grabbed his car