The Bound Between Us

Chapter 31
Anastasia felt a level of embarrassment she’d never experienced before.
She noticed Herman’s gaze falling on her black lace panties and quickly picked them up and hid them behind her back.
She looked down, her face as red as a ripe apple.
Herman was amused by Anastasia’s reaction. Just as he was about to say something, he unexpectedly looked at Anastasia’s
chest. Only then did he realize that she was not wearing a bra.
Herman also felt incredibly awkward. He turned to the side and said, “I was about to whip up something to eat.”
“Um, I’ll go clean up a bit. I’m a bit messy.”
With her head down and her panties hidden behind her back, Anastasia quickly retreated to her bedroom.
The smile on Herman’s face deepened. This girl was always so shy.
Back in her room, Anastasia washed her panties again. This time, she didn’t dare hang them out on the balcony, so she hung
them by the window using a hanger.
After taking care of this, she suddenly remembered that she hadn’t put on her panties yet. Thinking back on Herman’s actions,
she suddenly understood and felt extremely embarrassed.
Did he think that she was trying to seduce him? Anastasia felt like she wanted the ground to swallow her up.
She had accidentally pulled him down with her when she fell last night, and they both ended up on the couch. And now he saw
her drying panties...
Anastasia slapped her hot face. Suddenly, Herman knocked on the door from outside.
“Anastasia, I made spaghetti Wanna join me?”
She had only had a drink that night and was actually a little hungry now.
“Coming!” Anastasia answered loudly. She quickly changed into a conservative set of pajamas before heading out.

Herman had cooked two servings of basil pesto spaghetti. It smelled delicious and was sprinkled with cheese on top. It looked
extremely appetizing.
“It smells amazing.” Anastasia sat down and couldn’t help but pick up her fork. “You’re really good at cooking.”
This was the first time he showed off his cooking skills since they had started living together.
“I can do a few simple dishes.”
As soon as Herman finished speaking, the house suddenly went dark.
Anastasia was already nearsighted. Now, without electricity, her vision was as bad as a blind person’s.
“What’s going on?” Anastasia asked.
Herman turned on the flashlight on his phone and said seriously. “I’ll go check it out. You stay put.”
Herman went to check the corridor and saw that there was light there, so it wasn’t a power outage. He came back in and said,
“We might be overdue on our electricity bill.”
When Flynn bought the house for him, they were in a rush and didn’t have time to check the balance for utilities. He didn’t even
know how to pay for them. Anastasia had experience with overdue bills. She asked, “Where’s the electricity card?”
Herman didn’t know where the electricity card was. As the CEO of Elysian Technologies, he never needed to worry about these
things.
Herman responded quickly, “I can’t find it.”
“We could ask the landlord to pay for it. You can pay for it on your phone,” Anastasia suggested. “That’s what I used to do. You
could give the landlord a call.”
If Herman called the landlord, he’d give himself away. He was the landlord.
Herman said seriously, “It’s late now. I don’t want to bother anyone. We have candles. We can use those.”
Anastasia thought Herman was just being shy about calling the landlord, so she didn’t think much of it.

Herman found some candles in a drawer, lit them, and placed them in the middle of the dining table. The orange glow lit up the
whole room, and they sat across from each other.
With the candlelight, Anastasia laughed and said, “It feels like we’re celebrating a birthday. Having a candlelit dinner.”
“Anastasia Herman suddenly called her name.
“Hmm?” Anastasia responded.
“I have a gift for you” Herman took a jewelry box out of the drawer and handed it to her.
Anastasia asked curiously, “What’s this? Is there a special occasion today? Why are you suddenly giving me a gift?”