Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
So, has she accepted her father’s arrangement? She would rather throw me aside and get together with Alex?
Elliot’s thoughts were so tiring that he had to shut his eyes. It was the first time where he had felt this kind of mental exhaustion and instead of it being about work, his mental strain was caused by his inability to have the woman he loved. Am I still not doing enough? he sighed.
By the time Alex and Anastasia went up, Francis was at home like they had expected him to be. He had a relieved look on his face when he saw the two of them coming back from the date.
I will have to create more chances to get them together. 1 year should be enough before they get married. I can finally retire by then.
This was the first time Alex had visited Anastasia’s abode. As he took in the comfortable environment, he couldn’t help but think how beautiful life would be if he were to marry her.
“Alright now, Alex. We should leave. Jared has to go to school tomorrow!” Francis didn’t want to further disturb his daughter’ rest.
When she heard that, Anastasia quickly reminded Alex, “Mr. Hunter, please drive Dad home safely. Don’t speed through traffic.”
“Yes, Miss Tillman. Please don’t worry about it.”
Francis suddenly joined the conversation. “What is this ‘Miss Tillman’ nonsense? Don’t be a stranger, Alex. Just call her Anastasia!”
“Okay.” Alex smiled. “I will start calling you Anastasia then.”
“Sure thing!” she replied in an easygoing manner.
She could finally let out a relieved breath after Francis and Alex left her place. Little Jared, who was behind her, had his cheeks puffed out as he grumbled, “Mommy, why did Grandpa ask you to go on a date with Uncle Alex? Don’t you want Mr. Presgrave anymore?”
Anastasia stayed quiet for a while before explaining to the child, “It wasn’t a date. We only went out to talk about Grandpa’s company.”
“Mr. Presgrave will get angry if he knows! I am sure he doesn’t like it when you eat with the other misters other than him.”
She immediately put a finger on Jared’s lips. “Jared, you can’t tell him, okay? Mr. Presgrave is a busy man. We shouldn’t disturb him.”
“Then, does Mommy like Uncle Alex or Mr. Presgrave?”
“I only like you,” she answered in a singsong manner as she rubbed his fluffy head.
Her doorbell made a sound right this moment. Thinking that her father had left something behind, she unhesitantly reached out to open the door.
Unexpectedly, it was Elliot standing there with fury exuding out of him.
Her eyes went round as she wondered why he had come.
“You… Why are you here?” Anastasia asked, in which he mockingly answered, “Alex Hunter can come and I can’t?”
She was even more surprised as she wondered how he knew that Alex had dropped by. Did he bump into Dad and Alex when he came up?”
“Mr. Presgrave, you are here!” A soft voice called out in surprise. Jared had always welcomed Elliot’s presence.
His rage disappeared in that instant when he heard his name being called and with an equally gentle demeanor, he carried Jared in his arms and caressed the crown of the boy’s head. “Did you miss me?” he asked.
“I did.”
“How was your new school? We can change schools if you don’t like it.”
“I really like it!” Jared answered.
Why isn’t he at home resting? Anastasia quietly asked herself after seeing that it was already 9:40PM. I wonder why he came here.
Trying her best not to sound like she was chasing him off, she started, “It is late, President Presgrave. I need to give Jared a shower and he has to go to school tomorrow. You should go home and rest.”
She could tell that Elliot wasn’t having the best of mood today, and she knew better than to get on his nerves at a time like this.
“Jared, go take your bath. I will play with you when you are done.” Then, he lowered the child back onto the floor and he went to take a seat on the couch.
Anastasia had no choice but to leave Elliot alone as she brought Jared to the bathroom. After the boy was all clean, he ran to the sofa again to play with the Rubik’s Cube with Elliot.
Seeing that Elliot was keeping her son occupied, she went on to do some house chores until 10:00PM, which was the time that Jared had to go to bed.
“Jared, it is bedtime,” she urged.
“But I still want to play.”
“I will keep you company until you fall asleep.” Instead, it was Elliot who spoke up as he carried the boy wearing the cartoon-printed pyjamas into the bedroom.
Anastasia was slightly stunned by his actions. Why is he sticking around and not going back to his own house?
At the same time, the people sitting in a car outside the building were reporting Elliot’s whereabouts to Aliona. She knew that it was Anastasia’s residential area as soon as she heard the name of the street.
Was she the reason Elliot left the dinner? Did she call him away on purpose? Why is she saying she doesn’t like him on one hand and sabotaging my date on another?
Aliona was currently sitting in her condominium, her gaze painfully cold as the questions filled her mind. Anastasia is suicidal, isn’t she? Anyone who gets in the way of Father’s plans shall die.
It was 10:10PM when an exhausted Anastasia, who had done most of the chores, sat on the sofa with a glass of water in her hand.
She couldn’t help but open her son’s door where she saw that Jared was already asleep under the dim light. Elliot made a soft hushing voice to tell her to keep her voice down before he slowly got up and walked out of the room.
Anastasia stepped back to make way to him, and it was at this moment she received a text message on her phone. Startled, she took a look at it, only to see that it was a message from Alex. ‘Anastasia, your dad is back home safely.’
‘Thank you, Mr. Hunter.’
‘Don’t call me that. You can just call me Alex!’
Seeing the message, she politely replied to him with a short ‘okay’.
She was extremely polite with Alex because she knew she would be relying on him a lot regarding matters of the company takeover.
Elliot suddenly snatched her phone out of her hand. Coincidentally, Alex sent another message over. As Elliot’s icy gaze darted through the content of the new message, his expression immediately froze.
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