The Bond Between Us ( Anastasia and Herman) novel Chapter 1131

Mr. Walker sat on the couch, the anger burning in him giving way, just for a moment, to a kind of dazed helplessness.

Was everything he’d worked for—his whole life’s work—really about to end up in someone else’s hands?

And the son he’d waited for all these years? Turns out, he wasn’t even his.

Ross stood quietly to the side, not daring to speak, just waiting for orders.

After a stretch of heavy silence, a cold, dangerous glint appeared in Mr. Walker’s eyes. “Where’s Devin?”

“Hiding out in Hartford,” Ross answered. “Herman tried tracking him down, but now Devin’s so jumpy, he won’t even come near Riverdale.”

Mr. Walker’s fists clenched tight. He glanced at Ross. “He’s not young anymore. Out there drifting around, who knows when something might happen to him.”

Ross caught the meaning instantly. “You’re right, godfather.”

Devin needed to disappear. It was the only way Mr. Walker could swallow his rage.

If Devin ever came back and the scandal got out, Mr. Walker would be a laughingstock.

There was no way he’d let the Brown family’s blood inherit everything he’d built.

He waved Ross off.

Ross left, bowing respectfully.

Mr. Walker sat alone for what felt like forever. Autumn’s betrayal had left him trapped—no way out.

If he denied the child, everyone would know his wife had given birth to another man’s baby.

He had no choice but to accept it.

Bite down, swallow the bitterness, and move on.

His phone rang. Autumn. Even at her age, she insisted on breastfeeding, suffering through the pain just to do it right.

Her C-section scar ached, her chest hurt from trying to nurse, and now she was running a fever.

She couldn’t take it anymore and called him. “Mr. Walker, I feel terrible. Where are you?”

Hearing how much she was hurting, a mix of emotions hit him. After a long pause, he said, “I’ll be at the hospital soon.”

Before she could say anything else, he ended the call.

At the hospital, Autumn could sense the change. Mr. Walker was colder now, distant.

A woman’s intuition is sharp—she could feel it right away.

She looked over at her baby boy, fast asleep after eating, her heart tight with guilt and anxiety.

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