Chapter 383 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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She needed time to digest this new development too. Elliot turned out to be the man from that night!

Finally, Elliot sensed her presence behind him. He bent down to kiss Jared gently on the forehead and tucked the covers more securely around him before heading out of the room. He closed the door behind him and grabbed Anastasia’s hand.

He pulled Anastasia toward his master bedroom. Both of them were filled to the brim with things they wanted to say to each other..

In the end, Elliot brought her to the living room on the second floor, and under the warm glow of the light, his sparkling eyes looked a little red as they filled with guilt and self-blame once more. Anastasia raised her hand to push his hair away from his eyes.

“It’s alright. Stop blaming yourself. I know that it was an accident five years ago.” Although he had compensated the wrong person at first, it proved that he had always been willing to take responsibility for what happened that night, and she saw how he held himself accountable for everything.

Elliot pulled her into his arms and kissed the top of her head. “I’m sorry. I will spend the rest of my life making it up to you and Jared.”

“Okay!”

There was no way to describe the guilt that Elliot was feeling as there was no way he could make up for all the hurt he had caused Anastasia.

“I want to see Hayley tomorrow,” Anastasia looked up at him and said. She wanted to be the one who informed Hayley about this so that she could see the look on Hayley’s face.

“I won’t let her get away with this.” There were countless ways that Elliot could make Hayley face the consequences of her actions.

Anastasia had decided to sleep in the master bedroom tonight. A while later, when Elliot came out of the shower and saw the woman playing with her phone while lying on his bed, his eyes filled with desire, but at the same time, he tried his best to cull it.

He did not want to do anything that would hurt her. He would only do wha she was willing to do.

“It’s a little cold today. I want to fall as in your arms.” Anastasia gave her In any case, excu she was his fiancée now, S would not be an issue if she slept with him!

Elliot climbed under the covers and opened his arms to let her slide into H embrace. Anastasia nudged herself ac the bed and into his arms. She wrapp her arms around his muscular waist a felt the vigorous beating of his heart.

This turned out to be the best way to sleep. Anastasia immediately began to feel drowsy, and when Elliot heard her even breaths, his heart settled down as well.

That night, they fell asleep in each other’s arms and felt a kind of peace they never felt before.

The next morning.

As soon as Anastasia opened her eyes, she saw a pair of beguiling eyes, the owner of which was staring at her for who knew how long. She instantly turned red and buried her head into his arms, sticking close to him as she said petulantly, “Stop staring at how ugly I look right now.”

Elliot chuckled in amusement. “Who are you calling ugly? I’ve been staring for one hour and I didn’t see any trace of ugliness.”

Anastasia flushed a deeper shade of red. He’s been staring at me for one whole hour? Oh dear.

“Not ugly at all. On the contrary, you’re gorgeous,” Elliot announced soothingly as he held her in his arms.

Anastasia laughed and looked up at him with feigned dissatisfaction. The morning rays shone in through the window to illuminate the man who was lying on his side. His fair skin gleamed in the sun, and his features came to life. He was the image of perfection with his sharp brows, deep eyes, tall nose, and luscious lips. It was almost as if he were a masterpiece sculpted by the best artist in the world.

She was positively drowning from how enthralling he was. This made her despise Hayley even more for taking her place and being the one who possessed such a gentle and caring man for so long. The more she thought about it, the more disgruntled she became.

The first time she had met him, it was after her fight with Hayley, and he had lovingly carried Hayley away in his arms. All of a sudden, she sat straight up in bed and growled, “I want to see Hayley right now and let her know the horrors she’ll be facing in her very near future.”

Elliot pulled her back down. “I’ll drive you over after breakfast.”

“Fine, but I want to confront her myself.” Anastasia could not wait to see the look on Hayley’s face.

As soon as they finished breakfast, they heard from Harriet who was eagerly waiting to spend the day with Jared. She would leap at the opportunity to keep Jared by her side forever.

Elliot first made a stop at Presgrave Residence to drop Jared off before driving Anastasia to the detention center.

Anastasia had gotten all dressed up for the occasion. She never cared about her appearance in the past, but she felt the need to look immaculate when she met Hayley.

When Hayley heard that someone had come to the detention center to see her, she felt a mix of joy and surprise. She assumed that it was her parents since they were the only ones who would come and see her now.

However, when she saw the person walking in through the door, her expression darkened at once. Was Anastasia here to mock her?

“Why did you come here?” Hayley loathed Anastasia with every fiber of her being.

Anastasia leisurely pulled out a chair and sat down. She dazzled like a diamond with her poise and refined aura. Her makeup brought out the best in her features, while her tan coat, white lace dress, and elegant jewelry all added to her captivating looks.

“Hayley, do you know how much I hate you?” Anastasia’s fists were tightly clenched. If this was not a detention center, she would have slapped Hayley across both cheeks.

“Hahaha! You hate me? What gives you the right to hate me?” Hayley sneered. Despite her downfall, she was unwilling to be the brunt of Anastasia’s mockery.

“I found out about the secret you mentioned last time,” Anastasia declared with slightly raised brows.

Hayley felt a jolt down her spine. She shook her head vehemently. “That’s impossible. There’s no way you’d find out about this. You don’t even know what I was referring to. You’re just trying to fool me.”

“Jared is Elliot’s son. Five years ago, the person I slept with that night wasn’t the man you arranged, but Elliot instead. Am I right?” Anastasia retorted coolly.

Hayley’s heart dropped and her eyes widened in shock. “How did you know? Who told you? Who?!”

“It was a sign from heaven. I realized the truth about that night right as Elliot and I got engaged. As for you, just sit tight and wait to face the music in court! You’re going to spend your life in prison for swindling 750,000 from me and 4.5 million from Elliot!” Anastasia talked. about it like she was just describing the weather, but to Hayley, she was confronted with the knowledge that she would be spending the rest of her life behind bars.

Hayley felt like she had been struck by lightning. She took a deep breath and grabbed the metal grills in front of her. “Anastasia, Anastasia, we’ve been good friends since we were kids, right? Don’t treat me like this. Save me! Don’t make me spend the rest of my life in prison. Anastasia… I know I made a mistake. I know what I did was wrong. Please…”

Hayley was beset with such fear that tears had begun streaming down her face. The consequences of what she had done finally dawned on her as she realized the price she had to pay for her mistakes.

She should have just accepted that boutique and lived out her life in peace. She could have found a man to marry and start a family.

That would be a thousand times better than rotting away in prison!

Anastasia remained expressionless as she stared at the tortured look on Hayley’s face.

“Anastasia, can’t you understand me? When Elliot came to me back then, he was so rich and handsome. I had never met such a wealthy man before, so it was only natural that I took your place. You know that I’m scared of living in poverty. My parents heavily favor sons over daughters, and I’ve never lived a good day in my life,” Hayley cried out as tears continued flowing down her cheeks. Her eyes were filled with anger and hatred.

Anastasia could tell that Hayley was no longer putting on an act. She was truly regretting what she had done, but it was too late now.

“It’s too late for regrets. Everyone needs to pay the price for their mistakes.” Anastasia stood up in distaste as she did not want to look at Hayley any longer.

“Anastasia, please! Ask Elliot to drop the charges against me, won’t you? Please don’t go after me!” Hayley wailed in despair as her hands clenched around the metal grill’s.

“He hates you even more than I do,” Anastasia turned around and added.

Hayley knew that already. Elliot probably hated her enough to kill her with his own hands. She had usurped Anastasia’s identity and enjoyed the luxuries he showered her, along with his care and concern.

Those were the happiest days of Hayley’s life. She was an ordinary woman who led such an ordinary life. Had it not been for this miraculous chance that fell into her lap, she would never have crossed paths with a man like Elliot.

“Anastasia, if you were in my shoes and Elliot approached you and offered to compensate you with anything you wanted, would you have been able to reject him? I don’t believe that you wouldn’t be swayed by the possibility of having everything you want in life!” Hayley shrieked.

Anastasia paused in her footsteps. She gave this question some serious consideration before turning back to say, “I’m not you. None of our decisions would’ve been the same.”

“You’re lying! If our places were switched, you’d share the same fate as me! Anastasia Tillman, don’t think you’re so high and mighty! You won’t be happy either! Would you be able to hold onto a man as distinguished as Elliot? Some other woman will come along and steal him away from you!” Hayley screamed in fury.

“You won’t ever know how blissful my life will be, and you won’t have the chance to find out either.”

Anastasia did not want to ever spend another second in Hayley’s presence.

Once she left, Hayley slumped down on the floor. All her energy drained out of her as her face was covered in tears of agony, rage, and regret.

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