The Bound Between Us (Anastasia and Herman) novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2 

Seeing that Anastasia was really leaving, Herman reminded her, “Shouldn’t we exchange contact info? How am I gonna catch you later?” Anastasia was a bit embarrassed as this had totally slipped her mind. She quickly pulled out her mobile, and they added each other on WhatsApp. Herman also gave Anastasia his phone number, saying, “Call me if anything comes up. This was his personal line. 

“Mm.” Anastasia glanced at Herman’s phone from the corner of her eye, he had saved her name as ‘my wife‘. 

Seeing this nickname, Anastasia felt a strange sensation. Was she a married woman now? 

She was going to simply save his contact as his name, but seeing how Herman saved hers as ‘wife, she hesitated for a moment, then saved him as ‘my Mr. Salstrom. 

As Herman was about to offer her a lift, his phone rang. Changing what he was about to say, he said, “Be careful on the road” 

Anastasia didn’t want to disturb him any further, so she hailed a cab and left. 

Herman watched as Anastasia drove away. After a while, a Rolls Royce pulled up beside him, and a man in the car rolled down the window. 

“Herman, weren’t you supposed to meet me at the cafe? Why did you come here? You’ve been ignoring my calls. You have a contract signing at Crescent Bay at 6. The flight’s booked for 4 this afternoon. We’ll miss it if we don’t get moving.” 

The man talking was Herman’s younger brother, Flynn. 

“I had some business to take care of.” Herman got in the car, his voice a bit deep. “Let’s head to the airport now.” 

Flynn started the car, casually asking, “What business were you taking care of?” 

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“I got married” Herman’s casual remark nearly caused an accident. mFlynn, startled, mistakenly stepped on the accelerator, hastily hit the brakes, and finally steadied the car. 

“Are you joking? You don’t even have a girlfriend. Mom introduced you to so many women, but you showed no interest. She even started suspecting that you might be into men and was about to introduce you to some. Anyway, our family is open–minded, and besides, I can inherit the family business… 

“If you keep rambling, I’m cutting your allowance in half for the rest of the year.” 

Flynn immediately cried out, “Bro, come on!” 

“After you drop me off at the airport, help me buy an apartment. Nothing too fancy, a regular flat will do.” 

“Why do you want such a small place? You have several villas in your name, aren’t they enough for you?” 

Herman shot him a glance, and Flynn immediately fell silent. He didn’t take Herman’s marriage seriously, thinking he was just joking. Because he knew Herman’s love life well. Herman wouldn’t just marry a random woman he met on the street. 

Anastasia returned home, and as soon as she walked through the door, her mother started scolding her, “Anastasia, you’ve started lying now. I told you to go on a date, why didn’t you…”