The Bond Between Us novel Chapter 107

A few minutes later, Anastasia pulled over by the side of the road. Joey was nowhere in sight.

"You can get out now," Anastasia told Gianna.

Instead of getting out, Gianna dug out a pack of cigarettes from her bag, lit one up, rolled down the window, and started puffing away in her own world.

It was pretty clear to Anastasia that Gianna was in a bad mood, so she opted to keep her mouth shut.

After what felt like an eternity of silence, Gianna suddenly asked, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Anastasia glanced at her and said, "I don't feel like getting screamed at."

Basically, anything Anastasia said at this point would have just pissed Gianna off, so she chose to remain silent.

Gianna flicked her cigarette ash and said, "There's a coffee shop over there. I'll buy you a coffee."

Anastasia quickly replied, "No, thanks."

Gianna: "I bet you're really enjoying this, aren't you? My life's a mess right now. I've always had it better than you. My family could afford to buy pianos worth tens of thousands of dollars, while you struggled to even go to school. I always had fancy cars and luxury goods, while you had to scrape by selling everyday items on the streets. I married a great guy,"

But Gianna's voice trailed off there.

With Joey's infidelity, it didn't feel right to continue this line of comparison.

Anastasia glanced at her and said, "I've never compared myself to you. Yes, my family isn't as well-off as yours, but why should I compare myself to you? Why should I care about how well you're doing? Everyone has their own life. Don't think too highly of yourself."

Gianna was resentful. "I don't believe that you're not jealous of me."

Anastasia was speechless and didn't feel like arguing with Gianna. "Yeah, yeah, you're right. I'm jealous of your wealth, I'm jealous of your husband being the director of a hospital, and I'm jealous that your husband's mistress is pregnant with their second child. Happy?"

"Anastasia." Gianna called her name, her face turning pale with anger.

Anastasia agreed, "Yeah, that is pretty infuriating."

Gianna continued angrily, "The tuition for that kindergarten is so expensive. He's really generous, even renting a big house for his mistress. The rent's really high too."

As Gianna listed all the money Joey had spent on his mistress, Anastasia also paid attention to the cost, but her thoughts were different from Gianna's.

If it cost so much to educate a child, how was she going to afford it now that she was jobless and relying on Herman's income? After paying rent, they didn't have much left. How were they going to afford a child, let alone buying a house?

Apparently, even having kids was something the poor needed to consider carefully.

Out of curiosity, Anastasia asked, "Where is this house located? Why is the rent so high? And what school is it? The tuition is really high. Does it include living expenses?"

Gianna was speechless. She was originally very angry and sad, but Anastasia's questions distracted her, and she lost the train of her sad thoughts.