The Bound Between Us

Chapter 97
At first, Anastasia just thought she had packed on a few pounds. After all, it was winter and she was wearing bulky clothes, so
nobody noticed a thing
By the time she realized, the kid had been hanging out in her belly for four months, fully formed and all
Anastasia had to drop out of school. As for the baby, her mom wanted to take her to get an abortion, but when she felt the baby
move on the operating table, she changed her mind.
A mystery baby put a ton of stress on Anastasia and ruined her life.
It was a girl, a really pretty girl. Monica saw her once outside the delivery room.
After the baby was born, Salma decided to drop her off at an orphanage.
Salma was a single mom. She didn’t want her daughter, Anastasia, to end up like her.
Anastasia also had postpartum depression. It was so bad that she didnt even recognize Salma and Monica.
During the year Anastasia was recovering, Salma and Monica took turns looking after her, pouring their hearts into it.
Luckily, after a year of treatment, Anastasia got back on her feet. But she couldn’t remember a thing about the baby or the guy.
Anastasia felt like she had woken up from a nightmare, and everything was back to normal.
Salma and Monica had to spin a yarn about Anastasias past to protect her future, avoiding any mention of the baby.
The kid must be about five years old now. Anastasia didn’t remember, and her mom and Monica didn’t bring it up, just hoping
time would fly by and Anastasia could forget that painful chapter of her life.
Monica squeezed Anastasia’s hand and said, “Cason’s just spouting nonsense, dont pay any attention to him. That guy was no
good. He just wants to see you suffer Any guy who badmouths an ex like that is seriously messed up.”
Seeing Monica so pissed made Anastasia laugh, “I won’t let him get to me. Maybe I’m just overthinking things. Monica, I m so
lucky to have you.”
Having Monica there to chat with made Anastasia feel a lot better.

Maybe she was overthinking things. Herman didn’t say anything, and just because she didn’t bleed didnt mean she wasn’t a
virgin. All she needed to do was stay true to herself.
“Of course, we’re BFFs Monica changed the subject, “Aren’t you supposed to be at work? It’s nearly ten in the morning, arent
you going to head out?”
Monica had no idea that Herman had punched Blake the night before.
“Right, I should get going “Anastasia steeled herself as she thought of the unresolved issue with the Ledford family.
She had to stop by the company first. This was her mess, and she had to own up to it
Anastasia wasn’t the type to run away from her problems. She would bear the responsibilities that fell on her
She couldn’t let the company or Herman take the fall for her.
Anastasia had a plan. She would go to the company first, give them an explanation, then go visit Blake in the hospital, hoping the
Ledford family would show some mercy
Herman had been wearing a mask at the time. As long as she kept quiet, nobody would recognize him
Blake was at fault, but with her and Herman’s humble backgrounds, sometimes she had to swallow her pride just to get by.
As long as it didn’t affect Herman, Anastasia didn’t care about the rest.
Anastasia drove the car Herman had bought her to the company. Before she got out of the car, she psyched herself up.
After parting with Anastasia, Monica made a beeline for Cason. She needed to figure out what he knew.
It would be bad if Cason knew about Anastasia’s baby
When Anastasia walked into the company, her coworkers in the design department were busy with their work, like always
‘Anastasia”
Lauren had come in early and was surprised to see Anastasia, “Didn’t you take the day off? Why are you here?”
“I didn’t take the day off” Anastasia immediately thought of Herman, He must have taken the day off for her.

Lauren asked with concern, “Are you alright? You didn’t get into any trouble last night, did you?”
“I’m fine,” said Anastasia, “but I might be in hot water soon. Blake’s been hospitalized after getting beaten up, and they won’t let
me off the hook.”
Lauren said, “The Ledford family probably doesn’t have the energy to deal with you right now.” Selena appeared at the entrance
of the design department, “Anastasia, come to my office”