The Bound Between Us

Anastasia got home, still a bit rattled.

First thing she did was grab her phone and call building security, letting them know about the guy who tried to kidnap her. The place she lived in had pretty tight security-once she described what the guy looked like, every exit in the complex was locked down.

Twenty minutes later, her phone rang. It was security from the property management office.

"Mrs. Salstrom, we've caught the suspicious man. Should we send him to the police, or do you want to come see for yourself?"

"Just take him straight to the police," Anastasia said after thinking for a second. "Send him to the Chaoyang police station."

Jason worked that area, and she wanted him to handle this mess.

Anastasia didn't bother going out herself. After giving her instructions, she went to the kitchen to start dinner. The twins, Emmie and Nancy, were toddling around with their nanny, happy as could be practicing their wobbly steps.

Salma and Tavon weren't home, but Anastasia didn't ask where they'd gone.

About an hour passed and dusk settled in. Flynn dropped by and was in the living room playing with the kids. Pattie had finished her homework and was helping take care of her little brother and sisters.

That's when Jason called her back—he'd already gotten the story out of the suspects.

The kidnapper's name was Ben. A total newbie-this was his first time trying anything like this. And the guy who called Ben? Nolan. The police had tracked him down too.

Nolan half a million yuan to get a certain microchip from Anastasia. Nolan, too nervous to do it himself, found Ben online and offered him fifty thousand to do

head and muttered, "Some middleman-he pocketed ten

out who

"Asher?" Anastasia blurted out.

"That's right. Asher."

had given her

to steal it back-without getting involved

was going on? And where had Rowan

paid Nolan to get the chip back. He didn't know about Nolan's deal with Ben, and he'd never told anyone to hurt Anastasia— he just wanted the

already hired a lawyer and was pinning everything on Ben. Without hard

hesitated. "Anastasia, what's the deal with

a chip a while ago. I have no idea what's

worried. "You need to be careful. It'd probably be smart to

said. “Thanks for

"Just doing my job."

fruit and went back to the living room. Flynn was down on all fours, letting Emmie and Nancy ride on

on the carpet, and scooped her into his lap. "Anastasia,

already calls out 'Grandma