Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
That made her sneer. “I would have thrown you into the sea to feed the sharks if I hadn’t needed you for Elliot to come.”
She was well aware that Anastasia would live a miserable life if Jared died.
Jared’s eyes showed some surprise when he heard that. Mr. Presgrave is coming to rescue me?
Aliona then entered the control room. All those who were here, and there were at least twenty of them, were her subordinates. They were all preoccupied with their tasks, preparing to deal with Elliot later.
“Miss Dora, Elliot’s yacht has departed. We can exchange this child with him in three hours.”
“All of you have to be extra careful. Elliot’s security team isn’t easy to deal with. Besides, I’ve heard that the Presgrave Group has ties to the aviation industry, and they have exceptional surveillance.” In fact, Aliona had a deep admiration for Elliot because he was unquestionably the best of all men. If they hadn’t been on opposing sides, she would have married him.
Meanwhile, Anastasia was in a hotel near the pier. She had just learned that the location requested by the kidnappers for the exchange of hostages was on the sea, but they had not specified which area.
She was already tensed to the point of going insane over any updates.
Rey found some help to track the kidnappers too. Anastasia was watching them as they worked in the hotel room using complicated devices, appearing to be locating Elliot’s yacht while tracking the kidnapper’s.
“President Presgrave only brought two bodyguards with him, and they were brought there only to take Jared away. He intends to face the kidnapers alone,” Rey updated her.
That made Anastasia’s legs wobble, forcing her to support herself by holding on to the table beside her. Does Elliot have any confidence to come back alive?
At this instant, one of the men in the room spoke. “We found the kidnappers’ yacht!”
“Zero in and check the situation.” Anastasia anxiously followed Rey as he approached the man.
She noticed a camera zooming in on a specific location until an image of several kidnappers on guard on the deck appeared. The camera then shifted, but there was no sign of Jared. Suddenly, the camera focused on a woman sipping tea on the third level of the deck.
Despite the fact that the camera didn’t show the image clearly, Anastasia recognised the woman on the screen right away. Shocked, she exclaimed, “Aliona? That is Aliona Dora!”
Rey, too, was taken aback. When the camera zoomed in, he recognised the woman as Aliona, who was sipping coffee. Two of her men approached her, apparently reporting something, but they couldn’t hear what they said. They had only the images.
“The kidnappers were all under her?” Anastasia asked in disbelief. She could not believe that Aliona was the one behind all these.
She hates me, but why does she want to kidnap my son? And why does she want Elliot to go?
What is her ultimate motive?
One thing troubled Anastasia so much that she almost couldn’t breathe. Since Aliona hated her, how would Aliona treat her son?
“Jared will definitely be abused by her!” She grabbed at her chest. Her heart was in excruciating pain.
While Rey, standing beside, could only console her, “Don’t worry, Miss Tillman. She will not do anything to Jared before President Presgrave agrees to her requests.”
“There are only 100 nautical miles from the international seas now. Perhaps the kidnappers want the exchange of hostages to be done on international seas.”
Since Jared went missing, every second has felt like a torment for Anastasia.
“Rey, what do you think Aliona wants from Elliot?”
At this precise moment, Rey received a message, which he read immediately. After reading it, he finally understood everything.
“I have just received unofficial information that Aliona is not Lucas’ illegitimate child; they are not related. Perhaps she was someone on Riley’s side, and everything she is doing now is to seize the Presgrave Group for him. As to what they want from President Presgrave, perhaps they intend to have him sign some contracts in their favor.”
“Just like how Riley wanted Elliot to sign the contract transferring half of Presgrave Group’s shares previously? But Elliot is in their hands this time. Will they hurt him after he signs the contract?” The more Anastasia thought about it, the more afraid she became. Elliot was Harriet’s only grandson. If anything happened to him, how would the entire Presgrave Family survive?
“Don’t worry. President Presgrave has his way for sure.”
Just as Rey finished his words, his phone rang. “It’s from President Presgrave.”
He then took Anastasia to another room to answer the call, which he turned on the speaker immediately. “President Presgrave!”
“Is Anastasia with you?”
“I’m here,” she immediately responded.
“You all should know by now that Aliona is the one behind the kidnapping. If I’m not wrong, she is working for Riley. I will get Jared back safely.”
“How about you? How are you coming back?” Anastasia asked, her voice choked with sobs.
“I’ll be safe,” Elliot calmly promised.
“We have located Aliona’s yacht, President Presgrave. But we can’t hear any sound. All we can see is some images. We will get you out as fast as possible.”
“Good. However, do not act until Jared is safe. Follow the plan, and keep in mind that saving Jared is the top priority,” Elliot stated authoritatively, as if Jared’s life was more important than his.
Anastasia, on the other hand, could no longer contain her tears. She covered her lips and tried to conceal her crying, fearing that Elliot would be worried about her.
Rey felt sorry for her when he saw her in this manner. “President Presgrave, please hold on as long as you can. We will try our best to save you.”
“Okay. Let me have a word with Anastasia.”
Rey then left the room after passing the phone to her.
In the quiet room, Elliot could hear her sobbing. “Can you talk now? If you can’t, we can talk after you calm down.”
“I’m alright. You can talk now!” She sniffed, forcing herself to calm down, but her voice remained hoarse.
“Don’t worry. Jared will be fine.”
“How about you? I worry about you as well, you know, not just Jared,” she said in a hoarse voice.
“I will be fine too. Trust me.” He laughed, trying to ease her worries.
“Promise me, Elliot, that you will come back safely.”
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