The Bond Between Us (Anastasia and Herman) novel Chapter 988

“He agreed.” Monica looked exhausted as she spoke to Anastasia. “He left last night.”

Left. In Monica’s mind, that was as good as saying yes to breaking up.

In a fit of anger, she’d blocked Jason everywhere.

Anastasia stared at her, shocked. “Wait, what? How did it end up like this?”

“Ana, seriously, don’t worry about me. I’m fine. It’s just a breakup. If it’s not right, you move on, right?” Monica tried to sound casual, forcing a lightness into her voice. “Honestly, I realized Jason isn’t even my type. We just don’t click. Relationships need passion, and once that’s gone, I can’t do this wishy-washy, hot-and-cold thing. If we ever got married and something happened, he’d just be useless at home. What’s the difference between that and being alone? Passion doesn’t last forever, and it can’t just be one person doing all the work.”

She sounded a bit spiteful, but there was a clear logic to what she was saying.

Anastasia couldn’t find anything to say back.

Meanwhile, Jason had come to the hospital, but as he turned the corner, he overheard Monica’s words.

What she said stopped him in his tracks. He didn’t have the nerve to go any further, so he quietly turned around and walked out of the hospital.

Just then, a nurse came up to Monica. “Monica, your dad’s awake.”

Monica immediately perked up and rushed off to the ICU to see Chase.

Anastasia pulled out her phone and called Jason.

Jason was already in the elevator, hesitating as Anastasia’s name lit up his screen. He knew exactly why she was calling, but he picked up anyway.

“Jason, did you really agree to break up with Monica? She was just upset, you know. She didn’t mean it. You should go talk to her, try to make up,” Anastasia said.

“I respect Monica’s choice,” Jason lied smoothly. “I’m busy right now—let’s talk later.”

Before she could respond, he hung up.

The next few days, Monica was basically living at the hospital, taking care of her dad, Chase.

Neither Jackson nor Abby saw Jason visit even once after the accident, and they both felt pretty annoyed about it.

When Jackson complained, Monica finally explained, “We broke up.”

“What? For real? How did that happen?” Jackson was floored.

Anastasia shot him a look.

She finished her skincare routine and slipped under the covers. “What are you reading?”

She leaned over and squinted at the cover. “The History of Civilization? Wasn’t that book supposed to be huge? Why does yours look so thin?”

Curious, Anastasia peeked at the pages—and immediately blushed.

This was definitely not The History of Civilization. It was a racy, illustrated romance.

“Herman! Why are you reading that? Where did it even come from?”

“I confiscated it from Nelson,” Herman replied, completely serious. “He was reading it during a meeting. Told me it was a history book. I took a look—full of pictures. And he didn’t even think to share the good stuff.”

Anastasia burst out laughing, cuddled up to his chest, and gave him a playful wink. “So, after all that reading, did you learn anything?”

Herman got the hint right away. He set the book aside, pulled Anastasia into his lap, and grinned, “Why don’t you find out for yourself?”