The Bond Between Us (Anastasia and Herman) novel Chapter 930

Herman showing up was the last thing Asher expected.

He dropped Rowan and turned to his guy. “How many people with him?”

“T-t-t…” The poor kid had a stutter that could tie knots in your patience.

Asher’s eyebrows jumped. “Twenty?!”

“N-n-no, it’s t-t-t…” The guy’s face was red as a tomato, struggling just to get the words out.

Asher was about to lose it. He stared at the kid, waiting for something more than another round of “t-t-t…” but that’s all he got.

Finally, Asher lost his patience and sent a quick kick his way. The kid hit the floor, and the shock must’ve helped, because at last he managed to spit it out: “Two. Two people.”

Asher just stared at him. “...Really?”

“If it’s just two, just say two! What’s with all the t-t-t? Didn’t your English teacher teach you anything?” Asher gave him a light slap on the back of the head. “You’re such a blockhead.”

The kid, gathering his courage, corrected him, “Asher, it’s ‘dumbass’.”

“Oh, dumbass, huh? I’ll give you dumbass!” Asher gave him another slap. “If I say blockhead, it’s blockhead. Got it?”

The kid rubbed his head, looking totally put out. “G-g-got it.”

Asher was already ticked off at Rowan, and now his own crew was driving him nuts. He stood there, hands on his hips, so mad he forgot what he was even supposed to be doing.

The kid piped up, “Uh, Asher, Herman’s waiting outside.”

“What’s he want? I never go looking for him, and now he’s got the nerve to come to me?” Asher asked. “Who’s the other one? Seriously, just two people?”

The kid looked at Asher with that clueless gaze only the truly oblivious can manage. “Asher, you’ve always been scared of Herman, aren’t you? Didn’t you even move out to the sticks to dodge him? Did you forget?”

Privately, the guy was thinking, Asher would never go looking for Herman—he can barely hide fast enough. He must’ve forgotten.

Asher just glared.

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