Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“Ma‘am, should we notify everyone on the guest list?” the butler couldn‘t help asking in the hall.
“Yes. This is a huge celebration. Don‘t miss out on anyone. By the way, Artie has two close friends. They must be notified.”
“Understood, ma‘am.”
Martha made sure that Elliot and Richard were notified of their best friend‘s wedding
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Elliot had just exited his office at 4.00PM to pick up his dear wife down in Bourgeois when his phone rang. He took a gander to find it was an international call.
Elliot answered the call. “Hello?”
“Hello, is this Mr. Elliot Presgrave?”
“Speaking. To whom am I speaking?” Elliot asked courteously.
After introducing himself, the caller then brought a piece of news that surprised Elliot. Artie‘s getting married this Saturday?!
“Alright, I‘ll definitely be there.” At that, Elliot couldn‘t help asking, “Pardon me for asking, but may I know the name of the bride?”
“She is Miss Emily Jennings, the daughter of the Weiss Family‘s prominent biologist.”
“Alright, please tell Arthur I said hi.” Elliot waited until the caller replied before hanging up, then entered the elevator with his phone in his hand.
I thought Sophia would surely be his wife, but to think that he‘ll be marrying someone else. This sure is unexpected.
Meanwhile, in Bourgeois, Anastasia began sorting out the documents piled up on her desk soon after her meeting ended. While she was preoccupied, a knock came at the door.
“Come in,” she said.
When she realized the person behind the door was her beloved and not Grace, Anastasia couldn‘t help propping her chin up with a beam. Then, she looked at him with adoration. “What brings you here?”
On the other hand, Elliot removed his suit jacket, put it on the couch, then went behind her to massage her shoulders, helping her relax her muscles. Anastasia leaned partially against him while enjoying it, taking in her beloved‘s love and care.
“I got a call from Artie‘s family informing me to attend his wedding this coming Saturday,” Elliot mentioned the call he got earlier.
“So soon?” Anastasia looked up at him with surprise.
However, a hint of resignation laced Elliot‘s voice. “Sophia‘s not the bride.”
Anastasia‘s smile froze in an instant. Disbelief very quickly enveloped her face as she thought, How is it not Sophia?! They‘re so in love!
“How can this be? Why isn’t it Sophia? Have they broken up? It‘s only been a few days since the banquet, and Arthur‘s already marrying another woman?! What‘s going to happen to Sophia then?” Anastasia rambled on.
Elliot, too, thought it was unlike Arthur to do something like this. The man he knew was definitely not a womanizer.
“Maybe he took his family‘s future into consideration and accepted his grandmother‘s arrangements. The woman he‘s marrying is the daughter of a biologist, and they are probably very reputable.”
“This doesn‘t mean he can dump Sophia so heartlessly, does it? Does Sophia know about this? She isn‘t being kept in the dark, is she?” Anastasia truly felt bad for Sophia, feeling that it was unfair for her.
It was probably because she liked Sophia that she naturally sided with the woman and thought Arthur was somewhat a douche.
“Are you going to tell her about this?” Elliot asked.
“How sad would it be of her if she‘s kept in the dark while still hoping that Arthur would come around?!” Anastasia bit her lower lip and made a decision. “I‘m going to tell her about it.”
“Since I‘m going to comfort her, I‘ll go over to her place. Pick Jared up, will you? I’ll come home a little later,” Anastasia said to Elliot.
He didn‘t say no to it, for he couldn‘t defend his brother from another mother too much on this, lest he really wanted to piss his wife off.
Anastasia took Grace with her, and on the road, the latter called Sophia asking where she was and if they could meet up.
Sophia and Grace were on good terms as well, so the former said she was at home and later sent her address over.
“We‘re just around the corner, Sophia. Why don‘t you come down? We‘ll talk at a nearby cafe.”
Sophia agreed happily, and it wasn‘t until she came out of her apartment complex and entered the domineering black sedan that she realized Anastasia was joining as well. “Anastasia, I didn‘t expect to see you too!”
Seeing there wasn‘t a hint of sadness in Sophia, Anastasia immediately knew this girl was still clueless about Arthur‘s upcoming wedding.
“Sophia, where‘s Young Master Weiss?” Anastasia probed.
“Oh, he flew back for a family affair,” Sophia answered.
“In that case, did he tell you when he‘ll be back?”
“He said right after he‘s done dealing with his family‘s affairs.” Sophia‘s gaze was already filled with longing.
Anastasia‘s heart skipped a beat upon hearing so. Sure enough, she‘s clueless about this! Arthur didn‘t go home to deal with his family‘s affairs; he went to get married, and his wedding date is this Saturday!
How Arthur had decided to deal with this really pissed Anastasia off. Even if he was Elliot‘s best friend, it couldn‘t be denied that he was a douchebag for messing with Sophia‘s love and not holding himself accountable for it.
“Grace, wait for us here in the car. I have an urgent matter with Sophia.” Anastasia decided the two of them should talk in private.
While Grace waited in the car, Anastasia and Sophia entered the cafe. While the former was ordering, she asked the server to bring a couple of drinks to Grace and her chauffeur.
Sophia, on the other hand, was taken aback as it seemed that Anastasia had something important to tell her. Could it be about her resignation?
“Anastasia, is there something you want to talk to me about?” Sophia felt bad about it. She was supposed to be Anastasia‘s assistant, but she quit just a few days into taking up the job.
“Sophia, how are things between you and Young Master Weiss?” Anastasia asked gravely.
Sophia smiled bashfully in response. “Not too bad.”
“Has it come to a point where you guys are talking about marriage?” Anastasia pressed on.
Recollecting the promise he gave to her parents, Sophia nodded. “He‘s met my parents, and he said he‘ll marry me. I‘m already happy that we can be together, though.
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