Chapter 206 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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As Anastasia sank deeper into the pool, she felt the pressure of death.

Hayley is trying to kill me!

Anastasia realized Hayley could swim by how she was treading water, but she couldn’t react as the air in her lungs was being exhausted. It went without saying that Hayley was going to take this chance to drown her.

Moreover, she could vaguely hear the sound of the two guests yelling for help. “Help! Somebody needs help over here!”

“Goodness! Why would she get into the water if she can’t swim? This will put her life in jeopardy!” the women said frantically.

They couldn’t see how Hayley was holding Anastasia down under the water, so they thought she couldn’t swim.

On the other hand, Hayley seemed to be struggling as she flapped her hands in the water and even choked, but her hand was firmly pressed on Anastasia’s back, burying her beneath the water so that she couldn’t catch her breath.

Right then, a tall figure rushed out from the banquet hall. Erica had called Elliot over to help, and he immediately noticed the two women in the water, especially the floating gray evening gown that belonged to Anastasia. “Quick! Go and save them,” Elliot instructed Rey as he hurried toward the pool and removed his coat.

By the time both men jumped into the water and swam toward Anastasia and Hayley, Anastasia was already in a semi-conscious state. When Hayley saw that Elliot was coming to save them, she choked a mouthful of water and pretended to be drowning as she sank deeper into the water.

As soon as Hayley sensed a strong arm holding her, she forced her eyes open underwater to find that Rey was the one who had saved her, not Elliot. In the meantime, Elliot had carried Anastasia in his arms and was swimming toward the surface.

With the help of the crowd who came later, Anastasia and Hayley were both brought up to the poolside. Elliot went down on one knee in front of Anastasia and performed rescue breathing as soon as they reached the surface. First, he applied chest compressions before giving the woman CPR.

On the other hand, Rey had also rescued Hayley from the pool, but he did not dare to perform CPR on her. Hayley didn’t want it from Rey either, not when she was right in front of Elliot.

As such, she pretended to cough out a mouthful of water and feebly opened her eyes.

“Miss Seymour is awake,” Rey reported.

However, Elliot didn’t seem to hear Rey’s words, and he was busy rescuing Anastasia next to them. He continued to perform CPR on her while frantically calling out her name, “Anastasia… Anastasia, wake up! Please don’t scare me.”

Hayley’s eyes flashed with hatred as she saw that. According to her original plan, she was supposed to be the only one who fell into the pool so that Erica could get Elliot to rescue her. She never anticipated Anastasia to save her, which was why she decided to drown that woman. However, Elliot had arrived too soon.

At this moment, Hayley had just witnessed the man she loved the most performing CPR on Anastasia and constantly calling her name. The worry and panic in his eyes clearly demonstrated his concern for Anastasia.

Meanwhile, Erica was dumbfounded by this as she stood to the side.

According to Hayley’s plan, Elliot is supposed to save her. Why is he saving Anastasia now?

Anastasia eventually regained consciousness, and the first thing that she saw was Elliot’s nervous yet gorgeous face.

“You’re finally awake.” Elliot’s fingers trembled as he caressed her cold, pale face. At the same time, his deep eyes filled with ecstasy.

A round of applause erupted from the crowd. The two ladies who had fallen into the water had been rescued, and that was good news in itself.

Meanwhile, someone in the crowd watched the scene unfold with mixed emotions. The noble and handsome man was kneeling on the ground and soaked to the skin, overjoyed that he had managed to save Anastasia.

As Anastasia sat up, Elliot’s suit draped over her body. Right then, she raised her head to meet Hayley’s resentful eyes.

Anastasia pushed away Elliot’s helping hand and stumbled to her feet. Without much strength, she walked toward Hayley step by step persistently. Then, she raised her hand and slapped the other woman forcefully.

The strong slap shifted Hayley’s face to the side. Tears streamed down her face as she raised her head and said, “I’m sorry, Anastasia. I know you were kind enough to save me, but you know that I’m afraid of water. I didn’t mean to drag you into the water.”

After saying that, Hayley gave Erica a signal through her teary eyes. The latter understood Hayley’s message right away, so she waddled through the crowd and asked, “Hayley, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?”

Then, Erica turned her head toward Anastasia and confronted her. “I saw you pushing her with my own eyes, yet you have the audacity to slap her. Do you even have a heart?” she chided.

“Don’t blame Anastasia for this, Erica. I was the one who accidentally fell into the water,” Hayley said with tears in her eyes.

“Ladies, would you two come forward and do Hayley justice? Did you see Anastasia push Hayley?” Erica asked the two female guests who had just witnessed the incident, eagerly hoping that they would testify.

At that moment, Anastasia’s body swayed slightly. She almost suffocated earlier and had lost all her strength. Just then, a strong arm wrapped around her waist while she leaned against someone’s broad chest. Naturally, she knew who it was without having to turn her head around.

Everyone wanted to know what was going on, so more and more guests gathered around the pool. The two female guests who were being questioned by Erica exchanged glances before one of them said, “We saw Miss Tillman pushing Miss Seymour into the water. However, when Miss Seymour called for help, Miss Tillman jumped into the pool to save her.”

At this point, Hayley staggered to her feet, shivering as she hugged herself. Then, she looked at Elliot and said, “Don’t blame Anastasia, Elliot. I-I fell into the water by accident, and she almost drowned while trying to save me. I deserve this slap because I dragged her down with me. In fact, I deserve to die.”

After saying that, Hayley covered her face and started to sob loudly as if she was truly blaming herself.

“Hayley, why are you still speaking up for her? She’s obviously taking revenge on you! She wants you to take the blame for that incident where she got raped by a male escort five years ago. She wants you dead!” Erica’s voice was shrill, and the words she said were loud and resounding. It seemed as though she was afraid that the crowd couldn’t hear her.

In an instant, Anastasia’s face turned pale as she trembled with anger, for the duo wasn’t done picking on her just yet.

“Keep your mouth shut, Erica,” Elliot warned. His eyes darted at her like a cutting blade as he didn’t want to hear another word from the woman.

Erica was so frightened by Elliot’s threats that she shut her mouth immediately. However, the damage had already been done, for her words dropped like a bomb among the crowd.

What? A male escort raped Miss Tillman?

This information aroused sympathy among the crowd, but it also made people speculate about Anastasia’s past.

“What about pushing Miss Seymour into the water and slapping her without an apology?”

“You’re right! This kind of behavior is unacceptable.”

“Exactly! If you don’t want to apologize, why did you slap her? Look at Miss Seymour—she’s such a poor thing.”

Anastasia was feeling a lot of pressure deep down as she listened to everyone else criticizing her. After all, only she and Hayley knew how the latter had tried to kill her underwater. However, those who judged her without knowing the truth were equally hurtful.

Meanwhile, Elliot ignored the gazes from the crowd and carried the barely conscious Anastasia into his arms. He then instructed Rey, “Take Miss Seymour inside to get her clothes changed.”

“Elliot…” yelled a sobbing Hayley. Her heart ached from a stabbing pain as she watched Anastasia being carried away by the man.

Even after all of that acting and drama, Anastasia still emerged as the final winner. She received all of Elliot’s love and care, yet the man did not even spare a word of concern for Hayley.

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