Chapter 232 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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“Alright, go ahead! Be careful on your way there,” he reminded her.

She then mysteriously added, “Elliot, you might see a different me by the time I return.”

“Is that so? Alright. Stay safe out there.”

A hint of disappointment flashed across her face at that. Elliot had been putting on a ceremony with her as of late where she couldn’t feel anything other than him treating her like a normal friend from his words.

“Okay, I will! I will miss you,” Hayley added sweetly, but all he said in reply before hanging up was, “Mm. I am hanging up.”

She was only more disappointed because of his curt reply, but her disappointment soon turned into determination when she thought about how much life she had ahead of her. For one, she still had plenty of chances to change her fate since she would be a brand new person by the time she returned to the country.

“Let’s go, Miss Seymour!” There was a small group of 3 people by Hayley’s side.

She turned her head to look at them and asked, “Did you bribe enough? I want the best surgeon.”

“We did,” a middle-aged man within the trio answered her. “We have hired the best plastic surgeon. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.”

They did the best they could with the generous amount Hayley had paid them.

“Good.” She started walking into the airport before she saw a mirror beside her. She clenched her jaw when she turned to look at her ordinary face. She detested her face; to her, it was because of her lackluster features that she couldn’t get Elliot to admire her. She was sure that she would be the one receiving Elliot’s love if only she had Anastasia’s facial features.

In order to get the man to be hers, she wasn’t scared of the dangers and side effects that might come with the procedure. All she wanted was for Elliot to love her. It could be a shallow love that lasted only for a while, but she didn’t mind it at all.

Hayley’s love for the man was too deep for her to back out now as it was the kind of love that made her lose sleep at night. Constantly disturbed by the image of Elliot and Anastasia in her head, she never had a good night’s rest ever since she came back from the birthday banquet. The mere thought of them being loving to one another and how Anastasia managed to get all of his attention was enough to drive Hayley crazy with jealousy.

She needed a different face in order to have Elliot.

As to whose face she wanted to have, she wasn’t interested in the faces of all the beautiful celebrities out there. She wanted to have the face Elliot loved—she wanted Anastasia’s face.

A pleased, yet somewhat menacing smile appeared on Hayley’s face as she moved her gaze away from the mirror.

On the other hand, Elliot was sitting on a sofa in his villa while his 4 bodyguards reported to him as they stood in front of him.

“President Presgrave, Riley Presgrave has been insistent on not leaving the country. We have given him a warning as you have instructed.”

Hearing that, Elliot asked, “Has he gotten in contact with anyone lately?”

“He has met up for meals with a few of his old friends. There is nothing beyond that.”

“Keep a close eye on him. I want to know every move he makes in the country.” Elliot’s gaze sharpened dangerously as he gave his bodyguards the instruction.

His parents’ death had been a lesson. Riley was far more evil than Elliot could ever imagine. He was sure that Riley still held a grudge from the time when he was chased out of the country by Elliot’s grandmother. There was a big possibility that Riley intended to cause harm to the Presgraves now that he was back.

This was why Elliot couldn’t be lackadaisical with monitoring the man since he also had his ways to plant eyes on Riley, who had been abroad.

When the weekend came, Anastasia spent a normal, but heartwarming day with her son. For someone who lived a normal life like her, getting to live everyday peacefully and happily was the ultimate joy of life.

“Mommy, when is Mr. Presgrave coming over to eat with us? I miss him so much!” Jared was in bed refusing to sleep as he yearned to see Elliot again.

Looking at his longing expression as she sat in front of his bed, Anastasia really didn’t want to give the young boy any false hope. She was afraid that Elliot would leave them again someday.

Even though his rumors with Aliona turned out to be false, Anastasia didn’t have the confidence that it wouldn’t come true with the next woman he met.

“Jared, you can miss him, but would it be alright if you miss him in your mind?”

The young boy didn’t reply and instead stared at her with big, clear eyes. “Mommy, do you miss him?” he asked in return.

There was no way she could lie as she looked into her son’s innocent eyes, so she nodded and confessed, “Yup, I miss him too.”

“Can you court him then, Mommy? We can always be together with him if you manage to marry him!” The child encouraged her as he let out a series of silly laughter.

My son is worried about this for me! she mused, her cheeks turning red. She then reached out to caress him on his head. “Come on, leave the adult matters to the adults. You are too young to worry about this. Time to sleep!”

Jared had no choice but to obediently close his eyes then. As she looked at her son’s face, her heart started beating faster when she realized how much he looked like Elliot with each passing day. Just what is going on? she thought.

Every line and shadow on his face looked like Elliot’s, only mini-sized. It was as though Elliot and Jared were father and son.

After she made sure that she had properly covered Jared with the blanket, she went back to her room and spent the quiet night letting thoughts pass through her clear mind.

She felt tingly and numb all over when she recalled how she had vomited all over herself and Elliot, and even let him wash her. How could I let an adult man bath me?

Thinking of that, she felt so bashful her whole head seemed to have turned red.

Monday came after a well spent weekend. She went and had a chat with Jared’s teacher after she sent him to his classroom. According to the teacher, Jared was a polite and mature boy. Not only was he not afraid of being in a new environment, he had also shown high intelligence. All the other kids in his class liked him.

Anastasia felt relieved after hearing the teacher’s words. She was happy that her son had a good personality that attracted people to him.

After the visit to the kindergarten, she made her way to Bourgeois. The first place she went to after entering the Department of Design was Felicia’s office. Felicia had also just arrived moments ago and when she saw Anastasia walking in, she put down the cup of coffee in her hand to ask Anastasia with a smile, “How was your Saturday night?”

Anastasia’s face instantly felt hot at that. “Don’t even mention it, Felicia,” she whined.

Felicia could tell that their relationship was back on track when she saw how Anastasia was acting, and she couldn’t help but feel happy for her friend. “Truth be told, I always had a feeling that President Presgrave isn’t someone who would so easily have a change of heart. You should have faith in him.”

Anastasia couldn’t say anything in regards to that. It was only Elliot’s punishment for her, after all. Even though it seemed like a terrible joke now that she looked back at it, it was for a fact that she had been through a miserable time because of the incident.

She felt just like a mardy woman who had been cast aside.

“Felicia,” Anastasia sincerely called out to her. “Thank you for taking care and protecting me all this time.”

“I like being friends with genuine people.” Felicia quietly threw her a compliment.

Hearing that, Anastasia smiled with her lips pressed together. “Thank you. You can ask me if you ever need my help with anything. You don’t have to hold back.”

“Sure! Just don’t forget about me when you become Presgrave Group’s lady boss,” Felicia jokingly said.

The color quickly came back to dust Anastasia’s cheeks again and she held her head and laughed, “Stop teasing me, Felicia. You can’t joke about something like this.”

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