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.

careful politeness,

In the middle of the night, Herman would sometimes sit quietly beside her for a long, long time, trying so hard to remember who she was to him.

afraid he'd feel uncomfortable, he was afraid he'd

up like

Herman remembered anything? Are you guys

not sure how to explain everything she felt. In the end, she

That was all that

a relief,” Monica said. "Finally, some good luck—Herman's back with you, safe

softly, sitting by the window and watching the world outside. She could hear a bit of noise through Monica's

Jason's working

huffed. "There's been another string of. murders. Three women so

always got fired up about this stuff. She had zero tolerance

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

was already a crowd-locals and passersby drawn by the

a scrawny man brushed past her, catching