The Bond Between Us (Anastasia and Herman) novel Chapter 743

Anastasia stood at the doorway, gazing into the room. It had been quite some time since the landslide incident in Trinity Village, and folks had mostly moved on from talking about it. Still, hearing Herman's name from someone else stirred a fresh wave of sadness in her.

With a raspy voice, she asked, "Ma'am, you mentioned seeing the gentleman who used to stay here with a woman. What do you mean by that? What woman?"

Anastasia wasn't suspicious; she just wanted to know more about Herman after hearing his name. She hadn't even considered that the housekeeper might have seen Herman leave after the incident. Instead, she assumed it was before, picturing Herman perhaps being spotted with a woman at the hotel before everything happened.

The housekeeper felt a bit uneasy seeing Anastasia. Working in a hotel for so long, she'd developed an intuition for these situations. Men and women staying in a hotel didn't always mean they were married.

Just earlier, while chatting with a colleague, the housekeeper learned that since Herman left, it was Anastasia who had been staying in the room. It seemed like they were a couple. Worried about stirring up unnecessary trouble, the housekeeper stammered, "Oh, I was talking about a guest before you two. A fellow from out of town, he left with quite a beauty. Probably had a little side fling. We were just gossiping, you know. Miss, did you forget something?"

Nowadays, everyone called women "Miss" and men "Sir" or "Buddy."

"Yeah, I left my headphones," Anastasia replied absentmindedly. Herman was on a business trip with male colleagues, and she knew he wasn't the kind to have a mistress.

Spotting the headphones on the table, the housekeeper handed them to Anastasia. "Here you go."

"Thanks." Anastasia took the headphones and gave the room one last wistful glance before leaving.