The Bound Between Us (Anastasia and Herman) novel Chapter 271

Chapter 271 

Tavon’s constant persuasion was suffocating Salma, and her soft heart finally gave in, “Fine, I’ll go back to Willowbrook with you, just to have a look. But I have to wait until Ana comes back tomorrow. I need to tell her that I’m going to Willowbrook.” 

“Great.” Tavon said with a smile, “I’ll get the tickets now, and once Ana is back, you can let her know and we can head off to Willowbrook. But I think we should keep the real reason a secret from Ana.” 

Salma agreed that if they told the truth, Anastasia would definitely disapprove, so she said, “Hmm, I know what to do.” 

Overhearing their conversation, Pattie, who was munching on her fries, thought to herself that she must tell her mother about this. She couldn’t let her grandmother be fooled by the bad guy, who, in her eyes, was Tavon. 

Meanwhile, at Crescent Bay. 

Anastasia was blissfully unaware of what was happening. Salma had already been persuaded by Tavon, and at the moment, she was just getting ready to head out for a meal when the doorbell rang. Knowing it was Herman, she opened the door with a smile. A bouquet of roses greeted her as Herman came in, saying, “Honey, these are for you.” 

Anastasia laughed, “Is there a special occasion today? Why are you giving me flowers? It’s not Valentine’s Day, is it?” 

“Every day is Valentine’s Day when two people are in love.” Herman kissed her cheek, and seeing she was dressed up, said, “Change your shoes. I’m taking you out 

for dinner.” 

“Your sweet talk is getting better. I thought you would be working late.” Anastasia said. 

“With you waiting for me, I have to be efficient and finish work quickly. Tonight, I’ll take you out, and we can head back to Riverdale anytime tomorrow.” Herman said. 

Anastasia was in high spirits, she sniffed the roses and set them aside, then changed her shoes and went out with him. 

It would be absurd to think that Herman only brought one assistant on his business trip to Crescent Bay. He took Anastasia to the local food street, with Nelson and a few bodyguards trailing behind them, ensuring their safety. 

The food street was bustling with energy. Anastasia and Herman enjoyed some street-side pho, while Nelson and the bodyguards pretended to buy hot dogs from a nearby stall. To keep it natural and prevent Anastasia from suspecting, they were actually eating, and quite heartily at that. 

Anastasia was thrilled. She hadn’t had such a relaxing time enjoying street food in a long time. 

“Herman, you must come to Crescent Bay often. Otherwise, how would you know about this food street?” Anastasia said. 

“I learned about it from a client.” Herman replied, holding her hand. His gaze was always so gentle and loving, “I know you love good food, so I brought you here.” 

“You really know me well.” Anastasia laughed, then noticing a ring toss game on a wall, said, “Let’s play that too.” 

Feeling refreshed after a day’s rest in the hotel, she pulled Herman towards the ring toss. The ring toss owner had spread a lot of toys on the ground, with pricer gifts at the back row. 

In the middle of the ring toss ground, there was a goose attracting a lot of attention, as catching a live creature was quite rare. 

Many people were participating in the catch-the-goose game. The goose was very clever and adeptly avoided the rings. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t catch the goose, which only attracted more people to try. Even if they couldn’t catch it, they were having fun, and the game’s organizer was making a fortune. 

Anastasia was having a blast. Someone asked the game organizer, “Hey, is your goose trained? It’s too hard to catch.” 

The owner laughed and replied, “You only lose a bit of money if you can’t catch it, but if the goose gets caught, it might die. i don’t believe none of you fancy a freshly cooked goose.” The boss’s humor had everyone laughing and attracted even more people to try. 

Anastasia tugged at Herman’s arm, cooed, “Honey, why don’t you give it a shot? I want that goose, okay?”