The Bond Between Us novel 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 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.

"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?"