Chapter 264 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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“Why aren’t you picking up the call?” Alex asked.

“It’s nothing important.” Anastasia declined the call.

Nonetheless, Alex noticed the caller ID that appeared on the phone’s screen and realized that it was Elliot.

For a successful and powerful man like Elliot, I’d say he’s humbled himself just to win Anastasia’s heart, but with his status, he could easily steal any lady’s heart. I doubt even those rich men’s daughters wouldn’t be out of his league either.

At that moment, Anastasia heard another notification alert from her phone once again just as she subconsciously took a glimpse at the incoming message. ‘I’m going to your place now.’ She then squinted, asking herself why the man would visit her during heavy rain.

‘I’m away from home now, so don’t bother looking for me.’ Anastasia finally responded to his text.

‘Where are you? I’ll come over and keep you company.’ Elliot asked for her whereabouts.

‘There’s no need for that. I have someone here with me.’ Anastasia replied to his message provocatively.

‘Who?’

‘Mr. Hunter and I are having a tea break now.’ Anastasia responded.

‘Are you guys dating?’ Elliot asked.

‘You can say so.’ Anastasia refused to explain any further. However, her phone rang shortly before she realized it was a call this time. Upon taking a deep breath, she answered it and questioned the man. “Can you please leave me alone?”

“I’m going to meet you at your father’s company now,” the man said.

“Now? It’s pouring like crazy now, so why are you going to do that?” Anastasia was surprised to hear the man.

“See you there.” Elliot hung up the call without saying a single word more.

Deep down, Anastasia couldn’t help but think that Elliot must be out of his mind. After all, no one would want to get wet due to the heavy rain, but the man insisted on meeting her at Francis’ company.

“Let’s go back, Mr. Hunter. The rain is too heavy today, so I think we should probably visit our subsidiary company another day,” said Anastasia as she raised her head to look at Alex.

“What? Are we going back to the office now?” Alex was stunned.

“Yes, we are.” Anastasia finished her sentence and proceeded to foot the bill before Alex could stop her from doing so.

As such, Alex could only return to the office with Anastasia as he wondered why the lady wouldn’t want to continue waiting until the rain stopped at the café. At the same time, Anastasia set her eyes on the rain outside the window, knowing that the road ahead of them was barely visible no matter how fast the windscreen wipers were working. Therefore, she believed it would take Elliot about half an hour before he arrived at her father’s company. At the thought of that, she sent him a text message and told him to be careful. “Keep a cool head, Elliot. It’s pouring heavily now, and it’s too dangerous to drive.’

However, Anastasia’s message was met with silence as the man didn’t respond. Therefore, she couldn’t help but feel concerned about his safety while reprimanding him deep down for making her worried. You’re sick, Elliot, so why won’t you stay put and rest instead?

A few moments later, both of them arrived at Tillman Construction, whereupon Anastasia told Alex to return to the office and waited in the lobby. In the meantime, Alex could guess who she was waiting for as he wondered whether Elliot was really coming to meet her despite the heavy rain. After all, he would gloat over Elliot’s misery if something ever happened to him on the way.

Meanwhile, Anastasia looked outside the window anxiously as she didn’t see any car in sight. Nevertheless, she saw a black sedan coming her way in the rain fifteen minutes later. As the view slowly became clearer, Anastasia was able to identify Elliot’s Rolls-Royce Phantom and heaved a sigh of relief until she realized there was a truck parked in the lobby not long after it was unloaded. Because of that, Elliot couldn’t drive into the building and had no way of entering the lobby without getting wet.

Therefore, Anastasia anxiously looked around for the driver to get him to move the truck away, only to see the headlights of the man’s car going out in the rain. Then, Elliot ran toward the building without even taking an umbrella with him, putting Anastasia on edge as she desperately scurried through the door and was greeted by the man’s drenched appearance. At the same time, Elliot was happy to see her as she had been anxiously waiting for him despite his messy look.

“Why did you come here? Don’t you know it’s pouring outside?” Anastasia lectured the man.

However, Elliot reacted with a smile, looking at her with a tender expression on his face as water trickled down his hair. “Even if it puts my life at risk, I’ll do anything just to see you.”

Anastasia then took some tissue paper from her purse and wiped the man’s wet hair, as well as the water droplets on his shoulder. Suddenly, she felt the man’s arm wrapped around her waist shortly before she found herself in his tight embrace.

You…” Anastasia angrily looked up at Elliot.

“After all the mean things you said to me, you still can’t deny that you care about me.” Elliot fixed his eyes on her.

“I don’t.” She looked away guiltily.

“You do.” He planted a kiss on the lady’s forehead, not caring if there were people around them.

On the other hand, Alex was watching behind a pillar with his eyes fixed on the man and the woman during their lovey-dovey interaction in the lobby, clenching his fists without any idea that he was also being watched by someone from behind him.

It turned out that Erica had accidentally run into Alex and caught his jealous look when he was peeking at Elliot and Anastasia. Thus, she quickly approached Alex and seized his arm, stunning him as she dragged him to the stairs just next to them.

Upon closing the door behind her, Erica chuckled glacially and said, “You seem jealous, Mr. Hunter, but do you think my sister would even bother to look at someone like you? She is a snob who only has eyes for a rich and handsome man like Elliot.”

“What are you talking about, Miss Erica? I don’t quite follow.” Alex refused to admit his feelings.

However, Erica had witnessed his earlier reaction. She replied, “You saw just how sweet my older sister and Elliot were back there, didn’t you? However, you and I both know that you can never take Anastasia away from Elliot.”

Hearing the lady’s words, Alex was jealous yet helpless. After all, he had no choice but to admit Anastasia’s feelings for Elliot, judging from the sympathy she was showing him for meeting her in the rain despite refusing to pick up his call in the café earlier.

What else can I call that if not love?

Erica suddenly approached the man closer, seizing his arm while giving him a coy look. “Anastasia and I are both sisters from the Tillmans, so why don’t you consider dating me, Mr. Hunter? After all, I think I can be a good girlfriend just as much as my sister could be.”

“Let’s keep this civil, Miss Erica.” Alex shivered in that instant.

Nevertheless, Erica didn’t take her hand off Alex. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck in a seductive manner while resting her face on his shoulder. “My sister may not know how to appreciate you, Mr. Hunter, but I’m not like her. To me, you’re simply the kind of man I admire and look up to.”

Alex kept his eyes fixed upon Erica, seemingly thinking about what to do with his next move. After all, he knew as well that he didn’t stand a chance to get closer to Anastasia at all with Elliot by her side, but now that Erica was approaching him, he began to see it as an opportunity. “Miss Erica, I’m just an ordinary man without anything worth admiring, so I wonder what makes you like me so much.” Alex let out a sigh.

“I’m not like my sister who only wants to marry a rich man. I, on the other hand, prefer to trust my own feelings when choosing my Mr. Right.” Erica then looked at Alex seductively. “Mr. Hunter, you’re exactly the type that I like.”

Upon hearing the lady’s words, Alex felt as if there was an electric shock that ran through his body. Although Erica was not considered a beauty like her sister was, Alex, whose nature as a man got the better of his rational mind, could not resist her advances.

In the meantime, Anastasia, who was still in the lobby, pushed Elliot aside after wiping the water off him and said, “Leave once the rain lets up.”

“Alright!” Elliot nodded obediently.

“Come on, let’s go to my lounge! It’s cold out here.” Anastasia took the man with her upstairs.

As soon as both of them arrived at a warmer place, Elliot took off his coat and revealed the dark shirt that accentuated his muscular physique beneath it. However, Anastasia looked away like she was trying to resist something. In fact, she was trying to resist the man’s charming and masculine aura deep down so that she wouldn’t fall further for him.

At that moment, Alex knocked on the door and entered the place despite knowing Elliot was around; he was going to deliberately ruin his private moment with Anastasia. After all, Erica was just a substitute to him since Anastasia was still the woman he loved. Nonetheless, Alex’s presence had put a frown on Elliot’s face as the latter immediately wrapped his arm around Anastasia while she made him some tea.

Before Anastasia could even finish making him tea, she lost her balance and sat on the man’s lap with the tea bag still in her hand. Just as she was about to lecture him, she noticed the coldness that filled his eyes before she quickly understood that it was Alex’s presence that put him on edge.

Okay, I guess that’s the nature of men. They can’t tolerate anyone else who sets foot on their turf, which is why this guy is trying to assert his dominance.

“You’re here, Mr. Presgrave.” Alex timidly greeted Elliot.

“I’ll stay here and keep Anastasia company. You may attend to your work now, Mr. Hunter,” Elliot coldly said to Alex.

“Alright!” Alex smiled, his face darkening the moment he turned around. It seems that Elliot really doesn’t give a damn about my presence.

Soon, Anastasia rose from her seat and reminded the man to behave. “Keep your mischief in check while you’re here. I wouldn’t want to be caught in a lovey-dovey situation with you.”

“What’s wrong with that? Are you worried that Mr. Hunter is going to get jealous?” Elliot grunted in an annoyed manner.

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