The Bond Between Us novel Chapter 16

"What do you mean 'split the bill'? This reunion was organized by Cason, and he said it's on him," Monica realized she may have said the wrong thing and quickly glanced at Anastasia's expression.

Anastasia frowned.

Monica then came clean. "Actually, everyone knows that Cason organized this reunion just to invite you. He even asked Ms. Sherry to come. I know you're married, and I really didn't want to be the middleman, but when Ms. Sherry called, I couldn't say no. If you don't want to go, you can still back out."

Anastasia respected Ms. Sherry a lot. After a silence of about ten seconds, she said, "Let's go in."

Monica linked arms with Anastasia and laughed. "We're going for Ms. Sherry, not because of Cason, Anastasia. Don't tell your husband, I'm afraid he'll misunderstand and think I'm trying to stir up trouble between you two.”

"He's not that petty." Anastasia was already defending Herman.

The two walked in and were guided by the waiter to their booth.

When the booth door opened, everyone inside looked at Anastasia, the smartest and most beautiful woman in school. Seeing her again after five or six years, naturally aroused people's expectations. The room was filled with over twenty men and women, and it was lively, but the moment Anastasia walked in, it suddenly fell silent.

After not seeing them for six years, Anastasia found these old classmates somewhat unfamiliar. Everyone had changed, losing their youthful vigor, and gaining maturity. Some were getting a beer belly. Most were married and had made some achievements in their fields. Basically, everyone wanted to show off how good their lives were. Men compared careers; women compared marriages or career paths.

Anastasia's gaze landed on a man in a white shirt. Apart from becoming more mature and handsome, he hadn't changed much. He was Cason, the most successful among these classmates.

Cason came from a fairly well-off family, studied abroad for a few years, and lived well overseas. Now he was back in the country to develop his career. He was not only handsome but also talented with a bright future. Some female classmates even regretted getting married too early.

Cason stood up, unable to hide his excitement. "Anastasia, you're here."

Anastasia nodded, avoiding Cason's gaze, and went to an elder woman, respectfully saying, "Ms. Sherry."

Ms. Sherry had retired, and Anastasia was her outstanding student. Seeing Anastasia, she showed a kind smile. "Ana, sit down."

As soon as Anastasia sat down, one of the male classmates recovered and said, "Anastasia, it's been almost six years since we last saw you. How can you still look so beautiful? You've maintained yourself so well. The moment you walked in, we were all stunned."

Before Anastasia's arrival, everyone was speculating whether Anastasia had transformed into a sloppy housewife or whether the years had taken a toll on her beauty. After all, since graduating, Anastasia had lost contact with everyone. Only Monica had more contact with her, nobody knew her current situation.

Anastasia just smiled politely, then one of the girls deliberately asked, "Anastasia, we were just discussing, you were our class' top student, also the second one in our school to get into Riverdale College. What high-level position are you holding and which company are you at now? After all, you graduated from Riverdale College, you should be earning a high salary."

"Do we even need to say, Cason has already set up his own law firm, I heard he even bought a villa."

"I just saw Cason's car, it's a Maybach worth over a million."