The Bound Between Us

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Chapter 21

The sound of breaking branches from outside the window startled both Anastasia and Herman

Herman shot up, and Anastasia quickly sat up as well. A distance formed between them, making the

atmosphere kind of awkward.

Herman put a hand to his lips and cleared his throat, asking somewhat awkwardly, “Why are you up?”

Breaking the silence, Anastasia looked down, fixing her hair at her ear, and said, I was thirsty, came out

for water.”

Her heart was racing, cheeks slightly flushed from embarrassment. She didn’t dare to look at Herman,

keeping her head down

“Oh, let me get you some water”

Herman got up, turned on the light, poured Anastasia a glass of water, and handed it to her.

Anastasia took the glass. “Thank you

She quickly took a drink, trying to calm herself down. Before she knew it, she had finished all the water

in the glass.

“Do you want another glass?”

Herman’s deep voice rang out above her. Anastasia instinctively looked up, meeting his deep eyes. Her

heart seemed to skip a beat.

Facing such a handsome guy in the dead of night, it was hard to resist. Herman was wearing loose

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pajamas, radiating an aura of nobility. He had tenned skin, and you could just make out his chest

muscles from the neckline of his pajamas…

Everything about him was so attractive

Anastasia realized her thoughts were starting to get out of control, so she quickly composed herself,

stood up and said. “I’m not thirsty anymore, thank you. I’m going back to my room to sleep”

Anastasia pointed towards her bedroom door and hurried back to her room, closing the door behind

her.

Watching her rushed departure, Herman smiled slightly. The sweet taste she left on his lips was…

soft….

He was indeed a bit parched. Herman licked his lips, took the glass Anastasia had drunk from, got up,

and went to the water dispenser to pour himself a glass of water.

In her room, Anastasia slapped her hot face, her mind filled with images of their kiss. Her emotions

were far from calm; it was her first kiss after all.

After their marriage license was signed, Herman was always out early and home late. She was busy

too, and they treated each other with respect, never having had such intimate contact before

Anastasia was suffering from insomnia, tossing and turning. Every time she closed her eyes, Herman’s

face appeared in her mind.

“What a pain.”

Anastasia stared at the ceiling and muttered to herself, pulling the blanket over her head and starting to

count from 1, trying to hypnotize herself to sleep

That night, she had a passionate dream, so real it felt like it actually happened. The sound of Herman’s

ragged breathing in her ear was so clear.

The next day.

Anastasia got up late. By the time she woke up, it was already past nine

She glanced at the time, quickly washed up and changed clothes, and walked out of her room to find

Herman sitting on the couch in the living room.

Anastasia asked in confusion, “Don’t you have to work today?”

Usually, by this time, Herman would have already left. Seeing Herman, she subconsciously thought of

the kiss from last night, the passionate dream she had, and couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed.

“It’s Saturday.” Herman had a laptop on his lap. I made breakfast. Come eat.”

Anastasia glanced at the dining table. There were fried eggs, sausages, toast with blueberry jam and

butter, and two glasses of orange juice.

“Have you eaten already?”

“Yes, I have, Herman said. “I’m free today, I’ll accompany you to the Night Market tonight. He wanted to

get to know Anastasia better.

“What?” Anastasia deemed a bit surprised.

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Herman asked, “Don’t want to? It’s okay, you can tell me.”

“No, no.” Anastasia nodded slightly, a bit taken aback. “No problem, we can go to the Night Market

tonight”

She just never thought that Herman, a company employee, would be willing to go to the Night Market

with her.

“Let’s eat” After Herman finished speaking, he lowered his head to continue with his work.

Anastasia glanced at Herman, thinking that working in a large company must’ve been tough, even

during days off, there was still a ton of work to do.

Anastasia sat down to eat breakfast while Herman worked on the side. The house was very quiet,

neither of them disturbed the other, yet it wasn’t awkward

Then, the doorbell rang

Anastasia curiously glanced at the door, about to get up to answer it, but Herman stood up, saying,

“Continue eating. I’ll get the door.”

Herman put down his laptop, stood up to answer the door, and Anastasia continued eating at the dining

table

This house was new, Herman had just moved in not too long ago, so not many people knew the

address. So when he heard the doorbell, he had a pretty good guess who it might’ve been.

Sure enough, when Herman opened the door, a well–dressed lady stood there, smiling. She opened

her arms and said, “I’m here to see my daughter–in–law, where is she?”

This lady was Herman’s mom, Katelyn.

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