The Bond Between Us novel Chapter 250

Anastasia had been feeling super down and insecure for quite a while because of what happened four years ago. Actually, that issue should have been dealt with and solved pronto. Even if Herman couldn't swallow it in the end, they should have broken up amicably. If she continued to feel this way in her marriage, it would not do either of them any good. A marriage built on lies would not last long but just suck them deeper.

Having said all that, Anastasia spoke up, "Herman, I'm really sorry. I've been hiding something from you. The kid, my mom abandoned her a long time ago. I just remembered it recently and I decided to find her and fulfill my responsibilities. I know it's a tough pill to swallow, but I had to spit it out. I didn't want you to hear it from someone else. So I...”

He chimed in before she could finish, "So you want to break up amicably again?”

Anastasia looked at him and nodded, "Whatever decision you make, I'll roll with it. If anyone else was in your shoes, they wouldn't accept it either. Finding out their wife used to be pregnant."

He gently cut her off, "I already knew about this.”

She was taken aback, "How did you find out?"

"Cason came to me." Herman confessed, "He tried to blackmail me with this, but I turned the tables and got him thrown in jail." He said it with such ease, as though sending someone to jail was as easy as having a meal.

He already knew about the secret she had always struggled to share, and he had continued to love her deeply. Anastasia remembered what Monica had once said, that Cason was sentenced for blackmail. She never thought it had anything to do with Herman. "Why didn't you ever mention this to me?" Anastasia asked.

He replied, "It's a small matter, no need to stress you out."

A small matter? The thing she had been so scared of, was just a small matter to him?

"You dummy." Herman wiped her tears away, "You've been bottling this up for so long. You must feel better now that it's out, right?"

Anastasia gave a helpless smile, "You knew what was on my mind all along, but you kept silent, Herman, you're such a jerk."

She playfully punched him a few times. He caught her hand and held it in his, his eyes twinkling with amusement, "It's all because you women are too sensitive. Anyway, you're my wife now, and you just agreed, we're not getting divorced. We're in this for the long haul."

"Herman." Anastasia glared at him in mock anger, "You jerk."

He leaned down and kissed her. His kiss was so gentle, it was the sweetest taste in the world. They seemed to forget everything else, completely oblivious to the fact that Pattie, who was in the hospital bed, had woken up. Seeing her parents kissing, Pattie covered her face with her tiny hands, but couldn't help taking a peek through her fingers and giggling.