Anastasia shook her head. She was hungry, but she couldn''t stomach anything right now


    This time, she pissed off the Ledford family. It was a whole different ball game.


    Herman punched ke, who was a big shot from the Ledford family, the kind of guy who could make her and Herman disappear from Riverdale without breaking a sweat


    "Herman, are we screwed?" Anastasia asked anxiously "What did you do to ke?"


    1 cut off one of his fingers. That''s a p on the wrist, really" Herman replied nonchntly


    "We''re screwed." Anastasia got down from Herman''sp and held his hand tightly. "You shouldy low for a while outside of Riverdale. If the Ledford familyes knocking, we''re in deep shit." They were just average Joes. How could they stand against the mighty Ledford family?


    If the Ledford family called the cops, Herman might end up rotting in jail given ke''s injury


    Anastasia couldn''t hold back her tears as she thought about this. She med herself for bringing this onto Herman


    Noticing that Anastasia was worried, Herman smiled and said, "Don''t worry I''ve got my cousin"


    He tried to reassure Anastasia by mentioning Flynn Salstrom.


    Anastasia shook her head. "This is different from before. Herman. You should leave Riverdale now. It might be toote soon."


    "Anastasia, I''ll get you home safe. Don''t worry about me Herman patted Anastasias head. He wanted to get Anastasia home safely before dealing with the Ledford family But Anastasia was still worried


    Trust me. Just go home Herman said with a smile.


    Herman was as calm as a cucumber, making Anastasia even more worried.


    Whats done is done. She could only brace hersell for what came next


    Herman hailed a cab and let Anastasia get in


    It was then that Anastasia realized Herman didn''t dive


    "Where''s your car? And how did you know I was at Eclipse Lounge? Anastasia asked,


    If Herman hadn''t shown up, she didn''t know what those rich kids would have done to her The consequences could have been dire


    "My car was at the office I came to Eclipse Lounge with a colleague for a client meeting." Herman didn''t lie.


    His car was indeed at his office, and he dide to Eclipse Lounge for a client.


    Theard some staff at Eclipse Lounge gossiping about some incident on the top floor Out of curiosity, I went up, and there you were." He made up a story. Anastasia''s mind was a whirlwind. She was only concerned about the Ledford familying after them. She didn''t think too much about what Herman said Soon, they arrived at Harmony Meadows.


    Herman got Anastasia home and called Katelyn Salstrom to keep herpany so that she wouldn''t overthink things.


    "Anastasia, you should take a shower first" Herman suggested


    The thought of ke touching her made her feel sick. She nodded and went to the bathroom.


    Katelyn took the chance to ask Herman, "What happened?"


    ''ke harassed Anastasia Luckily, I got there in time Herman exined briefly


    "What? That bastard" Katelyn was seething. He''s got some nerve for messing with the Salstrom family"


    Herman gave a pained look at Anastasia''s room and told Katelyn, "Mom, please stay with Anastasia. I need to handle something"


    "Okay, go ahead "Katelyn said angrily. "We need an exnation from the Ledford family. If they don''t give us a satisfactory answer, we won''t let them off the hook. Do they think they can push the Salstrom family around?>" Katelyn was always a hothead.


    Herman''s eyes turned icy. This time, the Ledford family will pay a much bigger price."