The Bond Between Us (Anastasia and Herman) novel Chapter 1152

“Oh, that? My boyfriend did it,” Sandy said with a sly grin, totally unfazed. If anything, she sounded a little bit smug.

Juliana didn’t catch the challenge in Sandy’s voice at all.

Just hearing it made Juliana’s cheeks burn. Those marks were so obvious—how intense did things have to get for that?

“Didn’t you just get divorced? And you already have a boyfriend?”

“There’s no law that says a woman has to wear black for three years after a divorce.” Sandy laughed, then threw in casually, “Juliana, is your husband any good in bed? How many times a night do you two go at it?”

Juliana’s face turned beet red. “T-that’s not something you talk about!”

“Oh, come on, what’s there to be embarrassed about?” Sandy hooked her arm through Juliana’s. “My boyfriend’s amazing. Three times a night, and every single time makes me feel like I’m floating. That’s what real happiness is, you know? Don’t tell me you’ve never had… an orgasm?”

Juliana’s face went up in flames. None of her friends ever talked like this—no one was as bold or as blunt as Sandy.

But underneath the embarrassment, disappointment settled in her chest.

She really hadn’t. Not even once.

Juliana mumbled, “My husband’s pretty old-fashioned. It’s always over before it even starts.”

Sandy’s lips curled with satisfaction. Old-fashioned? The way Scott was last night nearly knocked her out.

Scott clearly wasn’t finding what he wanted at home.

If Juliana didn’t matter to Scott, it was only a matter of time before someone else took her place.

Sandy said, “Juliana, don’t stress yourself out. If your husband wants to cheat, you can’t stop him. Why suffocate him by watching his every move? That’s just going to push him away.”

“I love him,” Juliana said quietly. She knew clinging to Scott would only make him mad, but she just couldn’t stop herself.

Sandy didn’t bother arguing anymore. As long as she got pregnant with Scott’s baby, she’d take Juliana’s place soon enough.

Love was cheap, as far as Sandy was concerned. Men fell into two categories: useful and useless.

After seeing Juliana out, Sandy jumped online and started shopping for lingerie.

Lots of women had thrown themselves at Scott—some from their own circle, even—but he hadn’t been interested in any of them.

Scott said, “She’s at the hospital today. Next time, I’ll introduce you guys.”

It wasn’t that Scott didn’t want to bring Sandy out—she just didn’t want to come. She said she’d rather stay with him and didn’t want to cause any trouble.

Of course, Scott didn’t know the real reason: Sandy was afraid of running into Herman. She wasn’t ready for that showdown just yet.

Carter leaned in, eyebrows raised. “Hospital, huh? Scott, don’t tell me you’ve already knocked her up.”

Herman sat off to the side, smoking quietly, just listening to the gossip.

Scott shrugged. “She said she wasn’t feeling well. Just went in for a check-up.”

Carter grinned, “Well, if you did get her pregnant, you’d have to marry her, right?”

Scott hadn’t thought about marrying Sandy. But if she really was carrying his baby…