Chapter 193 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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Anastasia didn’t want him to know the reason behind it for fear that he’d have trouble socializing in the future. With that, she made up an excuse. “Yeah, because we have to fix some things at home, so we’ll have to crash at Mr. Presgrave’s temporarily.”

Elated, the little guy nodded. “Yay! We can live with Mr. Presgrave!”

Anastasia, on the other hand, had mixed feelings about this. She kept saying no to the debt he kept trying to repay, but at the same time, she constantly had to accept them. Would her mother get upset if she found out in heaven?

Anastasia felt absolutely awful. However, her circumstances weren’t giving her options.

She let Jared go back to his soccer while she entered the foyer. A few servants were busying away, and when they saw Anastasia, they greeted her, saying, “Miss Tillman.”

It seemed that the maids here had found out she and Jared would be living here for some time and even learned who they were.

Just then, Elliot approached her from the wing and said, “I’ve told them to prepare you and Jared each a room.”

“It’s totally fine if Jared shares a room with me,” she said hurriedly upon hearing his words.

To that, he teased, “What are you worried about? That I’d do something to you?”

Mortified, she deliberately said, “No, I trust you’re a fine gentleman, President Presgrave. You surely won’t take advantage of my vulnerability.”

“Smart girl. The kid’s bedroom is right next to yours. Don’t worry. I won’t do anything to you,” Elliot reassured Anastasia as he headed upstairs.

Anastasia followed behind him to find not only the kid’s bedroom and hers were next to each other, but Elliot’s room was on the same floor as well, and very close at that.

Her luggage had already been brought up. With that, Elliot said, “I’ll ask the servants to help you sort your luggage out.”

“It’s fine. I can do it myself.” Anastasia wasn’t used to ordering servants around.

Elliot nodded at that and let her get to her luggage. After sorting out her own luggage, she put Jared’s clothing in the kid’s bedroom. At the end of the day, Jared was a growing boy. Though he hadn’t reached the age where they had to start setting boundaries, it was time to start training his independence.

Anastasia took a break after sorting everything out, and Hayley’s warning popped into her head. However, she couldn’t care less anymore. If Hayley dared bring that b*stard to her son, she’d immediately send that b*stard to jail. She would never forgive him for defiling her back then!

She would never forgive him for traumatizing her. That man deserves to rot in hell! Even if he was Jared’s biological father, she would show him no mercy.

When Anastasia came to the living room balcony on the second floor, she discovered that she could see Jared playing from there. With that, she sat down and enjoyed the view. Meanwhile, the servants brought some fruits and afternoon tea over almost instantly. This is an A+ service right here.

Sometime later, Elliot came to the balcony and sat next to her, watching the little guy play on the field. “Jared seems to like my place a lot.”

“Who wouldn’t like a lavish mansion?” Anastasia retorted with a chuckle.

“So, are you saying you like it too?” he asked.

Elliot’s question got her choking for a second, but she didn’t choose to lie. “Of course.”

With that, he suggested with a quirked brow, “Why don’t I give you a chance to own it, then? Marry me, and this mansion will be yours.”

Anastasia’s mind turned blank for a few seconds, and she tried to steer away from the subject, offering him a piece of watermelon.” The watermelon’s really sweet, President Presgrave. You should try it.”

Elliot took the piece of watermelon from her with some indignation. However, he didn’t press on after taking a bite, for he didn’t want to scare her away when she had just arrived.

“You sure have a lot of servants, President Presgrave!” Anastasia gushed. She had already seen about seven or eight of them from the moment she came.

At that, Elliot narrowed his eyes a little and explained, “They’ll all leave in a bit. Normally, only two servants would come to make breakfast and dinner.”

Then, he was reminded of something, and with that, he turned to Anastasia. “C’mon, let me show you your studio.”

Stumped, she asked, “What studio?”

“You’ll know when you see it.” Elliot got up and headed back inside, acting all mysterious.

Curious, Anastasia followed behind him to a double door on the other end of the floor, facing the yard. Elliot pushed the door open, letting the evening sun shine in, giving the room life. The space was decorated with plants and an elegant ivory work desk. What was more, the panoramic window wall overlooked the sea. Coupled with cozy furnishing, it surely was a designer’s ultimate studio.

What a sight to behold. Surely no creative professional would say no to such a studio. It would be a treat to work in this space, as all the worries would disappear in a snap.

While Anastasia was taking it all in, Elliot’s deep voice came beside her. “Do you like it?”

How could she not?! But still, she turned to him. “I can make do and work in my room. You didn’t have to go through all the trouble of preparing a studio for me.”

“There’s no such thing as ‘make do’. This will be your office from now on, and I’m still waiting on my necklace!” Elliot narrowed his eyes and looked at her with aspiration.

“Thanks.” Anastasia didn’t stand on ceremony anymore. She would only be staying here for a while, anyway.

They had a hearty dinner that night, and by dinnertime, Jared was sweating buckets from having so much fun. Seeing so, Elliot ruffled the child’s hair affectionately and asked, “Jared, do you like my place?”

“I do!” Jared said as he stuffed his mouth full like a chipmunk.

Anastasia couldn’t help chucking under her breath in response. Great, Jared likes his house and his food!

After dinner, she brought Jared upstairs for a shower. The refreshing bath and a blow-dry of his short hair made the little guy even more handsome.

Anastasia had packed some Legos for him, so Jared entertained himself with them on the sofa in his bedroom. Meanwhile, she went back to her room and stood in front of the French windows that overlooked the night cityscape. A stunning light show was on display within the forest of tall buildings, making it a sight to behold.

She went to check on Jared at around 9.30PM and she couldn’t help chuckling because the little guy had fallen asleep on the couch with the Lego bricks in his hands; his stomach was flat on the couch and his legs were touching the floor.

With that, she carried him to the bed, tucked him in, adjusted the air conditioning, gave him a peck on his forehead, and headed out before leaving the bracket light by the door on.

Right as she came out, Elliot happened to be walking toward her from the study and he asked in a soft voice, “Has Jared fallen asleep?”

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