The Bound Between Us

Chapter 815

Anastasia's heart skipped a beat. "Did you remember something?"

Herman looked thoughtful. "You bought me bubble tea once, didn't you? I remember the taste. It's so familiar."

A shadow flickered across Anastasia's eyes. In the end, he really had forgotten her.

She remembered what the girl at the bubble tea shop had said that day and nodded. "Yeah, I did. You said it was your first time trying bubble tea."

He looked at her, sincere. "Would you... buy me another one?"

Swallowing the bittersweet feeling, Anastasia managed a smile. "Of course!"

In the days that followed, she stuck by him, trying everything she could think of to bring back his memories, but nothing worked.

She told herself they could start over, but every time she saw the man she loved looking at her like a stranger, the pain was sharp and real-it was impossible to ignore.

She never let any of it show in front of Herman. She didn't want to add to his burden.

treated her with careful politeness,

like things were the same as always, but Anastasia knew the truth. In the middle of the night, Herman would sometimes sit quietly beside her for a long, long time, trying so hard to

so cautious-she was afraid he'd feel uncomfortable,

have ended up like

called. "Ana, has Herman

she felt. In the end, she just said,

That was all that

Monica said. "Finally, some good luck—Herman's

by the window and watching the world outside. She could hear a bit of noise through Monica's phone. "Are

working on a

wild ideas." Monica huffed. "There's been another string of. murders. Three women so far. These creeps, they always

stuff. She had zero tolerance for men who

with Jason at a crime scene, while he and the other officers checked things out. Monica wandered down by the river, phone pressed

a crowd-locals and passersby drawn by the sirens and police

her, catching her words. He suddenly stopped and looked