Chapter 8


    Chapter 8


    Herman showed her around the bedrooms. “We got three bedrooms here, feel free to pick one. We just


    got hitched, and we ain’t exactly got that solid emotional bond yet, so I figured you might not wanna


    share a room with me.”


    Anastasia felt a bit awkward because he managed to hit the nail on the head.


    Herman was indeed being thoughtful


    Anastasia fixed her hair a bit and said, “Tll do my best to make our marriage work.” She meant it. Life


    was about going through the dally grind, choosing the right partner, weathering life’s ups and downs,


    and ending up growing old together. She hadn’t known Herman for too long, but so far, she was pretty


    chuffed with him.


    Herman just smiled, didn’t respond to her words, but instead said, “There’s another room where your


    mom can stay. If there’s stuff we need to buy for the house, it’s your call. I’ll try to get us a ce of our


    own, so we don’t have to be renting all the time.”


    The house was actually the joint property they had bought after getting hitched, but she didn’t know


    that. Herman said this to see Anastasia’s reaction, to see if she was a gold digger.


    Anastasia said. “The surroundings here are pretty nice, and it’s convenient formuting. As long as


    we’ve got a roof over our heads, it doesn’t matter if It’s rented or bought. You don’t need to be under


    too much pressure.”


    If they were to buy a house, considering Anastasia’s ie, she would not be able to chip in much.


    Even for Herman, buying a house wouldn’t be a walk in the park. A mortgage could break a person. In


    fact, as long as there was a ce to live, rent was cheaper than house prices.


    Herman suggesting her mom could live with them was a surprise and touched Anastasia. Few men


    were willing to live with their mother–inw. It was the same principle as most daughters–inw not


    wanting to live with their inws


    Anastasia’s understanding nature made Herman feel at ease.


    “Alright, Herman said. “We’ll do it your way.”


    Having a husband who was so agreeable was something Anastasia wasn’t quite used to. “Herman,


    you’re a good catch, good–looking, a local, got a car and a steady job, why did the matchmaking


    website say you’ve been on many blind dates but haven’t found the right one?”


    Herman continued where Anastasia left off, “It’s all about fate, maybe my time just hasn’te yet. I


    make about 15k a month, plus bonuses and year–end benefits, annual ie is about 200k. But girls


    these days prefer guys with houses, and house prices in Riverdale are steep, so with my ie,


    buying a house in Riverdale is tough. In Riverdale, I’m not considered high ss.”


    That was the truth. For a guy in a big city like Riverdale making 200k a year, with a car loan and a


    mortgage, maintaining a family life would indeed be tight.


    If they had a child, that meant the child’s milk powder and education costs… It was unthinkable.


    The cost of living in Riverdale was very high, she made just over 10 thousand a month, and could


    barely make ends meet.


    “Oh.” Anastasia nodded slightly, worried that Herman might’ve had some hidden illness, but it didn’t


    seem appropriate to ask, so she asked delicately, “So why did you agree to marry me?”


    “You said it yourself that the purpose of matchmaking is to get married. Marriage is a big decision, if


    you dare to do it, what do I have to be afraid of?”Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    His answer was spot on..


    Herman nced at the house and said, “Think about when you want to move in, I’ll help you move your


    stuff.”


    “I’ll discuss it with my mom when I get home, I can move anytime…


    Before Anastasia could finish, her phone rang.


    “Sorry, I need to take this call.”


    Herman nodded, indicating for her to answer the call.


    Anastasia answered the call, and a woman’s anxious voice came through, “Ana, it’s L, your mom


    just fainted and was taken to Hope Hospital by


    ambnce”


    Hearing this, Anastasia’s face furned pale right away. “L, how did my mom just faint all of a


    sudden?”


    To increase the family’s ie, Salma worked as a cleaner at a hotel. The call was from her mom’s


    colleague.


    “I don’t know either. Your mom and I were changing bed sheets, and she just fainted, you better get to


    the hospital.”


    “Okay, thanks, L”


    After hanging up, Anastasia said to Herman, “Something happened to my mom, she was sent to the


    hospital, I need to go.”


    Herman also heard the phone conversation and said, I’ll go with you”


    Anastasia nodded, her mind was a mess at the moment. She and her mother had always been each


    other’s rock, if something happened to her mother, what would she do?