The Bond Between Us novel Chapter 297

After asking that question, Anastasia was a bundle of nerves. She was a little scared, afraid that he had been deceiving her from the get-go. Her gaze was glued to him, not missing any of the expressions on his face.

Their eyes locked in a silent battle, and Herman's lips tightened. He, too, felt a twinge of anxiety as he was put in the hot seat. He took his sweet time before finally admitting in a deep voice, "Yes, the guy you had the blind date with, it wasn't me."

Anastasia blinked, her gaze a complex mix of shock as she stared at Herman. He admitted it, he wasn't her blind date. In other words, he admitted that he had been deceiving her all these months.

Anastasia felt as if something was lodged in her chest. She felt like crap. She managed a self-deprecating smile as she said,"So, you've been playing me from the start."

Even though she had already suspected it, hearing him admit it was a tough pill to swallow. The mundane happily-ever-after life she thought she had, was a total sham.

Herman's eyes flickered, his voice low. "Anastasia, I didn't mean to play you."

"Not intentional?" Anastasia scoffed, taking a step back, increasing the gap between them. "The day you saw me at Cafe Bliss, you knew I got the wrong guy. Was that not intentional, too? Just who are you? Why did you do this?"

Herman couldn't refute that, he had been lying to her from the start.

Once a lie was told, you needed a hundred more to cover it up. He couldn't even remember how many lies he had told her over these months. Now, Herman decided to come clean. Things had come to a head, and there was no other choice. He looked into her eyes, his lips pressed together. "I'm the man in charge at Elysian Technologies, Herman Salstrom."