Chapter 207 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

Anastasia’s first thought after being sent inside for a clean change of clothes was her son. As such, she turned to Elliot and said, “Don’t tell Jared what just happened.”

“Don’t worry! I have informed Nigel not to bring him over, and Jared is still in the playroom,” Elliot comforted her.

Anastasia clenched the quilt tightly as she came to terms with Hayley’s viciousness. She was certain that Hayley had purposely pressed her into the water with the intention of drowning her.

“Why did you jump into the water to save her when you can’t swim?” Elliot frowned as he asked. He didn’t dare to blame Anastasia, but his chest tightened since he was worried about her.

“Tonight is your grandma’s birthday banquet. It’ll be a bad omen if someone dies,” replied Anastasia, expressing what she felt at the time of the incident.

However, she never expected Hayley, who couldn’t swim five years ago, would learn to swim.

“Did you know that you nearly…” Elliot couldn’t even finish his sentence as he was completely terrified of what had just happened. She would’ve been dead if he arrived even a few seconds late.

In other words, the only reason why Anastasia was still alive was that Elliot had acted quickly and executed a successful rescue. Otherwise, she would have not survived at all.

“Thank you,” Anastasia said genuinely. She could not imagine what would happen to her son if she were dead.

“I don’t want you to thank me; I just want you to cherish your life in the future. Don’t let this kind of thing happen again.” Elliot’s eyes were filled with worry as he stepped forward and took her into his arms. “Since I have saved your life, will you live a good life for me?” he asked.

Anatasia was feeling the aftershock of the incident. Just then, she raised her head to look up at Elliot and blurted, “President Presgrave, can you promise me one thing? If something happens to me in the future, please help me to raise Jared on my behalf.”

Her words made his heart tremble. He held her tighter as he glanced into her deep eyes and said, “Nonsense! I am not going to let Jared lose his mother. We will raise him together.”

Anastasia batted her eyes at Elliot after she heard him. His gaze was like a black hole, drawing her into his heart.

Just then, she started to feel dizzy. Elliot placed a kiss on her forehead and said, “Stop overthinking. Just get some good rest.”

At that very moment, Elliot’s cell phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and answered the call. “What’s the matter?”

“President Presgrave, Miss Seymour is attempting to commit suicide,” said Rey promptly.

“What?” Elliot scowled.

“She wants to see you,” Rey replied anxiously at the other end.

“Okay, I’ll come right away.” After Elliot hung up the phone, he tucked Anastasia into bed. Then, he added, “Have a good rest. I need to go now.”

Elliot was sitting close to her, so Anastasia had overheard the conversation about Hayley wanting to commit suicide.

Hah! Of course she’d play all her tricks to get Elliot to go over.

“Just go ahead!” Since she felt exhausted after the entire ordeal, Anastasia lay on her side and closed her eyes.

When Elliot arrived at Hayley’s room, she was standing in front of the third-floor window, refusing to let anyone approach her. She stretched one leg out the window, looking as though she’d fall out at any moment.

“Come back here, Hayley!” Elliot pushed the door open and shouted at her. Meanwhile, his brows were deeply furrowed.

Hayley’s tears streamed down her face when she noticed Elliot was there. “You’ve finally come to see me, Elliot. I-I thought you didn’t care about me anymore. I would rather die instead,” she said through tears.

After saying that, Hayley leaned her upper body toward the window.

“Don’t be silly, Hayley. Come back here. ” Elliot reached out his hand in a hurry. “Come on.”

“I w-won’t get down if you don’t carry me.” The agitated Hayley held back a sob.

Elliot immediately stepped forward to carry her down in his arms, whereas Erica who stood aside kept pointing her phone’s camera at them as she recorded the whole thing. Hayley had her arms hanging to Elliot’s neck as she intimately leaned against his shoulder.

He then put her down on her bed, and he pried open her grip on him. “Have a good rest. Don’t take things too hard.”

“Elliot, do you believe me? Do you believe that Anastasia was the one who pushed me into the water?” she asked tearfully. She panickedly explained in order to make him believe her, “I didn’t mean to press her head in the water. I was really scared at that time. All I know is I instinctively wanted to live. I didn’t know that I held her in the water… I swear I didn’t mean to.”

“Take a rest first.” His eyes held a somber look in them. He knew exactly who to trust.

Between Hayley and Anastasia, he only trusted the latter.

“What is the point of living if you don’t believe me?” Emotionally perturbed, she struggled and wanted to continue jumping out of the window.

Seeing that, he had no choice but to hold her down as he sighed, “Enough. You were just shocked.”

After saying that, he looked over to Daniel who had been responsible for taking care of Hayley’s affairs all this time. He then said, “Danny, stay here and take care of Miss Seymour. The rest of you can leave.”

“Understood, President Presgrave,” the man replied with a nod.

“Elliot, don’t go. Elliot…” Despite how she tried to make him stay, he still unhesitantly left.

As soon as Erica came out of the door, she felt a deadly stare on her, only to find that it was from Elliot. He exuded an overpowering aura as though he was The Devil himself. “Erica,” he warningly started, “I won’t let you off the hook if you try starting something again.”

The short warning instantly turned her face pale as her heart trembled.

Right after Elliot left, Erica’s fear turned into resentment. She hated how unfair it was for him to treat Anastasia like a treasure, and yet she had been spoken at in such a cruel tone even though they were both women.

Harriet was in the banquet hall when she heard the startling report about how Hayley and Anastasia were almost hurt in an accident, whereas Francis and Naomi only found out after Erica came back. Francis wanted to go to Anastasia, but he was stopped by Naomi before he did.

“Don’t go, Francis. Anastasia should be resting. I am sure the Presgraves are taking care of her!”

“I agree with Mom! Why are you going to her, Dad? Anastasia is fine!” Erica didn’t want Francis to see Anastasia when she was so weak in order to prevent her father from over-worrying.

Anastasia had fallen asleep, and in front of her bed, Elliot kept accompanying her without leaving once. Anastasia could finally have a good sleep tonight since Jared will be brought back to Nigel’s house.

The birthday banquet ended perfectly. Although there was a false emergency in the middle of it, it was still fortunate that no one was harmed.

In a villa in the city center, Aliona had just returned from outside. She pushed open the door and turned toward the middle-aged man who had been waiting for her on the sofa. “Father,” she respectfully greeted.

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