Chapter 189 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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“Haha. I’m doing this willingly.”

“Mommy, you said we should be grateful to anyone who helps us and repay their kindness. Now that Mr. Presgrave helped us, do you have to repay his kindness?” Jared didn’t know that the Presgrave family was indebted to his grandmother, so based on his understanding, his mother had to repay Elliot’s kindness.

“That’s right, Jared! We must repay their kindness if they help us!” Anastasia took the opportunity to educate her son.

“So, how will you repay Mr. Presgrave’s kindness?” Jared inquired out of curiosity.

“Erm… I-I need some time to think about it.”

“Why don’t you marry Mr. Presgrave, Mommy? You can be his wife and take care of him,” Jared suggested loudly.

In a hurry, Anastasia rushed over to cover Jared’s mouth, but she heard Francis chuckling. Playing along with his grandson, Francis joked, “Jared is right.”

Rey couldn’t help but chime in, “President Presgrave actually needs someone to take care of him.”

On the contrary, Alex stood aside with a stiff smile because he wasn’t having any of it.

Anastasia blushed in crimson as she pulled her son over and uttered, “You shouldn’t talk nonsense, Jared.”

When Elliot’s gaze was locked on Anastasia, his eyes were dark. He looked like a wild beast wanting to hunt her down.

Under broad daylight, Anastasia was so flustered that her face turned red. She quickly felt shy because her father was also there.

Seeing that his mom’s face had turned red, Jared quickly shut up.

“Young Master Presgrave, if you’re not in a hurry to head back, stay back for lunch with us!” Francis offered.

“Sure.” Elliot nodded.

Alex’s eyes darkened at that. He was planning to get close to Anastasia through the lunch gathering later, but Elliot came out of nowhere and disrupted all his initial plans.

Coming from an ordinary family, Alex desperately wanted to improve himself. He didn’t want to live at the bottom of the hierarchy as his parents did. However, with his connections and ability, it was difficult for him to break out of the bottom level of the social hierarchy.

When he met Francis and heard that he had two daughters, he found a shortcut to success. He thought he could marry into the Tillman family and become the successor to Francis. That would help him leap out of his predestined fate.

There were two daughters in the Tillman household. Alex had met Erica before, but he knew that Francis didn’t value her. Instead, the eldest daughter in the family, who had been mysterious all this while, caught his breath when he first saw her at the banquet.

Alex was aware that Francis wanted to train him into being his successor and intended to introduce his eldest daughter to him. When he heard that, he was overjoyed. He would be achieving the peak of his life when he had both Francis’ company and his daughter.

Despite that, he never expected that Elliot would be the most powerful obstacle to his success.

Elliot, who stood at the top of the food chain, also admired Anastasia! Alex heard that Anastasia’s mother sacrificed herself to save him, so he had always been doing his best to repay the Tillman family. It was also a coincidence that Elliot was attracted to Anastasia.

“Alex, come here. Let’s switch to a classier restaurant. President Presgrave and his assistant will be joining us for lunch.” Francis looked at Alex while instructing him.

At that moment, Alex had mixed feelings, but he still had a conscientious expression on his face. Smiling, he replied, “Sure, I’ll book another restaurant right now.”

Alex then proceeded to leave the ward with his phone. Standing outside the glass window, he glared at Elliot with resentment in his eyes.

“Dad, why don’t I book the restaurant and bring President Presgrave over? I’ll ask Mr. Hunter to bring you over once the documents for discharge are ready,” suggested Anastasia.

Francis nodded and agreed, saying, “Sure. You should leave first. Ask Alex to come in.”

Anastasia pushed the door open and said to Alex, “Mr. Hunter, I’ll book the restaurant. You can help my dad with the discharge process, and I’ll text you the address later.”

“Sure, Miss Tillman.” Alex nodded. When Anastasia turned around, he couldn’t hide the affectionate gaze he had for her.

After Anastasia brought her son, Elliot, and Rey out of the ward, they headed toward the car park. Elliot instructed Rey to drive Anastasia’s car, while Anastasia and Jared took his car.

Anastasia hadn’t bought a child safety seat yet, but Elliot had it in his car, so she agreed to Elliot’s arrangement after considering her son’s safety.

By 12.00PM, they arrived at the fancy restaurant.

Francis later brought Alex along, and once they were done with their orders, they started chatting.

Francis mentioned his feud with Lawrence in passing, and the revelation shocked Anastasia. It turned out that Lawrence used to be her father’s business partner when the company was first established. Later, Lawrence used the company’s public funds to gamble, which Francis found out about. Then, sometime after serving a one-year sentence in jail, Lawrence earned a load of black money and used it to enter the commercial industry to exclusively steal Francis’s businesses and clients. In the end, it was thanks to Elliot that Francis managed to bag a lot of orders and projects while Lawrence lay low for a few years before resurfacing as an acquirer.

Anastasia knew she had Elliot to thank for saving her father from a horrible fate once again.

“Here’s to you, Young Master Elliot.” Francis raised his wine glass toward Elliot.

With that, Elliot got up and clinked his glass against Francis’s humbly. As Anastasia watched Elliot drink, she couldn’t help worrying about his stomach. It was why she was particular about the spiciness level when she ordered the food.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Tillman. As long as I’m around, your company will be fine,” Elliot promised.

“I feel absolutely relaxed, knowing I have your help. It’s just that I feel bad to keep asking for your help.” At that, Francis turned to Anastasia. “Anastasia, you should toast Young Master Elliot too!”

To men, toasting someone meant that they respected that person.

However, Anastasia thought otherwise and smiled. “Dad, don’t drink so much. Here, have some food.”

“C’mon, toast Young Master Elliot. He has done us a great favor.” Francis urged his daughter.

Left with no choice, Anastasia poured a glass of wine and toasted Elliot. “Here’s to you, President Presgrave.”

Elliot brought the glass to her and clinked it against hers elegantly. Anastasia didn’t realize it, but she got visibly worried when she saw him down the entire glass of wine. However, Elliot noticed it, and he couldn’t help smiling in response, clearly pleased with her reaction.

Anastasia leaned toward Elliot, and so did he when he noticed she seemed to have something to tell him. From Anastasia’s angle, his long lashes covered his eyelids, blurring his sharp, cold features. Anastasia couldn’t help gawking a little, for his tenderness right then carried a hint of alluring charm.

“Watch your stomach,” Anastasia whispered.

Elliot said nothing but latched his fathomless gaze at her and blinked, indicating he got it.

“Here, Young Master Elliot, have some food.”

Meanwhile, Rey and Alex chatted away, and it was then they realized they had studied at the same university one year apart. Alex envied Rey’s job, for Rey surely would have a bright future when he could work for someone like Elliot.

However, Alex was a little greedier, for he didn’t just want a high salary but also a broader future. What was more, he was good at concealing his ambitions. Hence, he was a hard-working, aspirant young man in Francis’s eyes.

“Young Master Elliot, Anastasia is working in your company. I hope you can look after her.” Francis tried to put in a good word for his daughter.

“I will.” Elliot nodded. Oh, how he wanted to take good care of her, but what could he do when she kept rejecting his kindness?

Just then, a thought popped into Francis’s mind, but he suppressed it in two shakes. As outstanding as Anastasia was, she still wasn’t enough for someone like Elliot. Besides, she had a son. No way would rich families like the Presgraves accept a woman who had given birth before marriage. Hence, he didn’t dare hope Anastasia would develop any romance with this rich young man.

Jared sat next to Elliot, and Elliot would check up on the little guy from time to time, adding whatever Jared liked to his plate.

Alex’s worry grew when he saw Elliot’s behavior toward Jared. Is Elliot trying to win Anastasia’s heart? If that was the case, he had no chance against Elliot at all! What was more, he hadn’t even confessed his love for her. She has no clue I like her!

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