Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
“Can we talk?” There was a hint of a plea in his voice.
“I don’t want to,” replied Anastasia as she rejected him.
“No matter what my uncle said to you, one thing that will never change is my love for you. You’re important to me, Anastasia.” Elliot’s voice was hoarse.
“That’s enough, now give me back my son,” Anastasia ordered before hanging up the phone.
If she were to continue the conversation, the decision she had made with much difficulty might collapse.
There was no longer any possibility between them.
At least, they would never be together in this lifetime.
Soon, Elliot held Jared’s hand as they made a turn at the small avenue surrounded by trees. The two looked identical as if they were father and son.
“Mr. Presgrave, can’t you leave after having a meal with us?” Jared whined.
He sounded as if he had asked this question many times before.
Elliot raised his head and looked at Anastasia pleadingly; it was as if he was silently asking if he could come over to her house to have lunch.
Anastasia looked at her son subconsciously to avoid his gaze. Her tone sounded a little harsh as she uttered, “Jared, don’t be rude. Mr. Presgrave is a busy man, so let’s not disturb him.”
Just as Elliot wanted to open his mouth, Anastasia’s glare left him stunned—it was a cold and warning gaze.
Since he was left with no choice, Elliot heaved a sigh and crouched down to fix Jared’s collar while coaxing him tenderly, “Your mommy’s right. I’m too busy right now, so I can’t come over for lunch. Let’s do it next time!”
“When will that be?” Jared quickly asked.
“When I’m not busy.”
“When will you not be busy?” Jared’s childish voice felt like a bullet hitting his chest.
“I…” When Elliot looked up tentatively at Anastasia, she wore an expressionless face, so he could only turn to Jared and say, “I might be busy for a long time.”
“Alright. It’s time to go home! Mr. Presgrave has to leave.” While holding her son’s hand, Anastasia struggled with the heavy grocery bag.
Just then, an arm stretched out to take her grocery bag. “I’ll carry it up for you.”
“It’s fine,” Anastasia insisted stubbornly.
Elliot, on the other hand, was adamant about helping her carry it up. “I’m not that busy until I don’t have time to take you upstairs,” he muttered bitterly, not caring if she was willing to let him help.
This time, Anastasia couldn’t be bothered to argue with him since she knew that she wouldn’t win. She felt as if something was stuck in her throat, making it difficult for her to talk.
In the elevator, Anastasia had her head hung low. Thankfully, it only took a few seconds to reach her floor. After opening the door to her house, she uttered to Jared, “Go inside.”
Since he was unwilling to give up, Jared asked one more time, “Mommy, can’t we let Mr. Presgrave come in for a while?”
Hearing that, Anastasia scolded strictly, “I’ve already told you, Jared. Mr. Presgrave is busy. Why can’t you listen to me?”
Jared sensed that his mother was upset and reluctantly entered the house. Just as Anastasia was about to enter the house after taking back the grocery bag, Elliot turned to Jared and informed him, “Jared, I need to talk to your mom for a second.”
With that, he shut the door. All of a sudden, his stance changed.
His gaze was burning as he looked at Anastasia.
“Why are you treating me so coldly?” Elliot questioned in a raspy voice. He found it unfair to be ignored.
They had announced their relationship to the public as a happy couple just two days ago, but now, he felt like she had dumped him and brutally pushed him away.
Throughout his entire life, Elliot had never been treated this way.
A surge of complicated feelings crept up Anastasia’s heart as she suddenly declared, “Let’s not meet again, Elliot. Let’s forget everything that happened before! From now on, we will be strangers.”
The word ‘strangers’ hit him right in the heart.
“Why should we be strangers? I want to marry you and make you my wife. I’ll give you and Jared a complete family,” Elliot retorted through gritted teeth. His words were unquestionable.
“Do you want to know what Riley told me? I’ll tell you now. In order to save you back then, your grandmother called to threaten the mayor, saying that if they didn’t save her grandson, she would cause a nationwide stock market crash and create a financial disaster,” explained Anastasia, her eyes turning red at the same time.
She bit her lips and continued, “That was why the mayor requested the police force to save you no matter what, even if that meant taking the life of his officers. Just like that, I lost my mother.”
Tears rolled down her cheeks as she spoke. However, she didn’t wipe them off and glared at Elliot in resentment instead. “My mother wouldn’t have died if she did not go there to save you back then. Because of you, I lost her.”
As he watched her cry, Elliot felt like there was a fire burning in his heart. It was also his first time hearing that his grandmother had threatened the mayor to do such a thing.
In order to save him, his grandmother had made such a harsh decision. That explained why his grandmother was so determined to make Anastasia her daughter-in-law, for she must have lived in regret for her whole life.
“I’m sorry.” Watching her tears flow, Elliot could only feel sorry for her. He had no right to say anything else, even though he desperately wanted to wrap her in his arms and wipe away her tears.
However, he had lost the right to do so.
After taking a deep breath, Anastasia looked up. Her tears had stopped, and her voice sounded calm now. “I don’t want to see you or your family ever again. Let’s not contact each other anymore.”
All of a sudden, an unbridgeable gully formed between them. No amount of money or feelings could fill it up. Perhaps, it would never be able to disappear in this lifetime.
“I’d like to apologize to you and your family on behalf of mine.” Elliot looked at her, his eyes full of hurt.
As she turned away, Anastasia wiped away her tears and retorted, “It’s fine. Just go!”
As if trying to test the waters, Elliot uttered, “If you hate to see me, I promise to never appear in front of your eyes again.”
Anastasia accepted his test and gave him a firm reply, saying, “You’d better keep your promise.”
Her words hit him like a bullet once again.
“Take care, Anastasia.” The look in Elliot’s eyes currently resembled a severely injured animal that was suffering.
Just like that, Elliot left as she wished.
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