Chapter 272 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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Anastasia returned to work after taking a short break. Meanwhile, Elliot took a sip from her coffee and suddenly thought of something. With that, he took his phone and headed out.

He didn’t affect her progress, but it didn’t mean he didn’t have other ways of investigating.

When he came back in, Anastasia was still fixing her eyes on the laptop screen. However, her brows suddenly locked into a deep furrow upon seeing someone coming out of her office.

Alice had stayed in her office for less than two minutes before coming out. However, when she left, she looked visibly guilt-ridden.

At that, Anastasia rewound and scrutinized Alice’s expression. Then, she saved this portion of the footage before continuing her search.

Time had unknowingly come to 7.00PM, and Anastasia already had two cups of coffee at this point. Meanwhile, Elliot never looked away from her this whole time either. He finally grabbed her hand when he saw that her eyes were bloodshot and that she was refusing dinner.

“Dinner first, and you can continue your search later.”

“I don’t want to eat.” She was stressed out since she was being accused of plagiarism.

At that, Elliot’s deep, domineering voice traveled to her ears. “You have to even if you don’t want to. If you’re worried that Savill won’t let you off the hook, then there’s no reason for you to fear at all. At worst, I’ll acquire them tomorrow, and your problem will be solved.”

“Alright, you win! We’ll eat at the restaurant across here,” Anastasia said, brushing her hair to the back.

While leaving Anastasia’s office hand in hand, Elliot had his bodyguards come up and guard the space, forbidding anyone from entering.

When Alice found out that Anastasia was staying back to investigate, she stayed as well. Right then, she was texting Jacqueline and telling her about Anastasia’s investigation progress.

‘You guys are sure you’ll win the lawsuit, right? You can’t drag me down with you.’

“My boss is confident. Rest assured!”

Naturally, Alice couldn’t be assured, for she didn’t mention one important fact to Jacqueline—Anastasia’s relationship with Elliot. Savill only knew that Anastasia was one of Bourgeois’ designers. What they didn’t know was that she was also the girlfriend of Presgrave Group’s CEO.

This time, Alice had a creeping sense of panic that Savill would be meeting their doom.

She thought she should pack up and leave the country. When she came out, she snuck a peek at the two bodyguards stationed in front of Anastasia’s office, and it affirmed her decision to leave the county immediately.

In the restaurant, Anastasia didn’t have much appetite despite the table of good food in front of her.

“Don’t overthink stuff. If anything, I’ll support you.” With that, Elliot put some food on her plate, which she ate before saying with integrity, “I can support myself.”

Financially independent women were the most confident, after all.

Following that, he pushed a bowl of bird’s nest soup to her. “Finish this.”

Anastasia suddenly had a feeling she was being force-fed by this man. However, she still did as she was told.

Elliot’s phone beeped just then, and he checked it to find a text from Rey. ‘President, I discovered that half a million was transferred to Alice Thompson’s account at 2.00PM today. It was transferred from Savill Jewelry Atelier’s public account.’

In response to that, he replied, ‘Keep an eye on her.’

After she was done drinking the bird’s nest soup, Anastasia grabbed her bag and said to Elliot, “I’ll head back to the office first.”

There was no reason for Elliot to stay anyway. With that, they paid the bill and headed back to Bourgeois. When they arrived back in the office, those who were working overtime had all gone home by now.

Elliot followed Anastasia into her office lazily. Meanwhile, she removed her jacket, finding it a bother. The khaki-colored bodycon dress beneath it made her curves especially alluring underneath the lights.

With that, he sat across from her and admired her.

The bright lighting made the pair of eyes underneath her thick, long lashes as clear as crystals, and her delicate facial features made her palm-sized face exceptionally charming.

He grew more infatuated with her the more he looked.

How can there be a woman who matches my aesthetics so perfectly in this world?

They were practically formed according to his preferences, and she was a beauty from every angle.

Feeling tired, Anastasia decided to look away from her laptop only to find a certain someone staring at her with his chin propped.

Who knew how long he had been watching her like that. Underneath the lights, his eyes were like vortexes that sucked her in, and his pursed lips were laced with temptation beneath his tall nose.

Just then, Elliot curled his lips and smiled. “Found anything?”

“Not really.” Anastasia leaned back and raised her head a little.

“Will you give me a reward if I help you find the culprit?” He asked out of the blue, seemingly confident.

Of course, Anastasia had never planned on relying on him. However, since he had suggested it, she agreed jokingly and said, “Sure!”

“That’s a yes?”

“Yes, I’ll give you a reward if you can find this culprit.” I’ve watched the surveillance footage for hours, and I still haven’t gotten anything. As if you’d be able to find the culprit.

Elliot smiled confidently and said, “Alright. It’s a deal.” With that, he closed her laptop. “Don’t look anymore. I’ve already found the person.”

The news got Anastasia stumped. “Who is it?!”

“I’ll let you know tomorrow. Now, let’s go home!” It pained Elliot to see her so exhausted.

“Tell me who it is!” Anastasia shot up from her seat, surprised.

He wasn’t going to keep it from her anyway. With that, he explained, “I’ve asked Rey to retrieve all of Bourgeois’ employees’ recent bank transactions and found half a million transferred into Alice’s account. The sender? Savill Jewelry Atelier’s public account.”

Anastasia’s eyes widened at that. It was just as she had suspected! She thought Alice had been acting rather suspicious in the clip she had saved earlier.

“I knew it. I figured it was her.” Anastasia slapped her desk in anger. “That wretched woman.”

“I’ll send you home now and deal with this tomorrow.” Malice shot from Elliot’s cold gaze as he swore, “I’ll make them pay for what they did to you.” These guys really had a death wish for messing with his woman.

Anastasia gave up checking the rest of the surveillance footage at this point, certain that the clip she saved could prove that Alice had been into her office.

It was already 8.30PM when they came out of Bourgeois. Just then, a gust of cold wind blew past, leading Anastasia to hug herself since she was feeling chilly.

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