Chapter 263 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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“I did phone the mayor at that time, and I was really scared to lose you.”

“Did you threaten him?”

“How could that be considered a threat? I just hoped that he would call the police and do everything in his power to save you. However, the stock market that year was unstable, and the stock market was crashing. The mayor hoped that I would retrieve my other funds to save the country’s stock market, but since you were kidnapped, I couldn’t be worried about stocks. The mayor promised me that he would save you, and he wanted me to use Presgrave Group’s power to save the stock market as well. It was indeed a year of disaster!”

Elliot was stunned. It turned out that Harriet didn’t threaten the mayor herself. Instead, the mayor had promised Harriet to do everything in his power to save Elliot so that the stock market could be saved.

Riley was indeed a cunning and vicious man, for he twisted the truth in front of Anastasia.

He led Anastasia to think that Harriet had caused the stock market crash, forcing the mayor to send orders to the police to save Elliot.

“Grandma, I won’t forgive Riley so easily. I’ll make him pay a steep price for what he’s done.” Elliot clenched his fists. After all, he was also the murderer who killed Anastasia’s mother.

“Elliot, your parents died because of him too. Don’t hold back and be sure to make him pay!” There was an apparent hatred in Harriet’s eyes. She also hated her husband for fathering this illegitimate son, who almost drove the descendants of the Presgraves to ruin.

Elliot stood on the balcony on the third floor of the Presgrave Residence. He had more or less pieced together the incident that happened so long ago. Still, it didn’t change anything.

Anastasia’s mother had died because of him, and this was the unchangeable truth.

He picked up his phone and got close to dialing Anastasia’s number a few times. In the end, he finally took a deep breath and dialed it firmly.

If there was anything in his life he would risk everything to fight for, it was this woman.

It didn’t matter if she hated him, for he would still love her no matter what.

After lunch, Anastasia spent time with her son. Her son was in her arms as they watched cartoons on the couch. Just then, her phone rang.

She lifted the phone to look at the screen, realizing it was a call from Elliot. As such, she went to her room to answer the call.

“What’s up?” Her voice was calm and nonchalant.

“Anastasia, I’ve asked my grandma about it. Riley wasn’t telling the truth. My grandma did call the mayor, but she never threatened him with the stock market crash. The stock market was already crashing by then, and the mayor needed my grandma to save the stock market. Coincidentally, I was kidnapped on the very same day. My grandma was very anxious at the time and couldn’t focus on saving the stock market, so the mayor promised her that he would rescue me… Still, I know saying all this won’t change anything.”

Elliot’s voice was especially dim with guilt and remorse.

“Alright, I believe you, and I believe your grandma didn’t do it,” Anastasia said. “However, I don’t want to get involved with the Presgraves from now on. Just leave me alone.”

“You don’t want to see me to that extent?” The man sounded a little pitiful.

“That’s right.”

“What if I want to see you?”

“You can just bear with it or forget about me,” Anastasia said rather cruelly.

“I can’t bear with it, nor can I forget about you.”

“Elliot, don’t do this to me. Why can’t you see things from my perspective and be more considerate of me? If you truly love me, then you should respect my decision.”

“Do you not want to see me for now, or forever?” Elliot couldn’t help but probe further.

The question seemed to have struck a chord deep within Anastasia’s soul.

“There is no future between us, and I will forget about you.” With that, Anastasia hung up.

She didn’t know when her tears began pooling in her eyes.

As he stood on the balcony at the Presgrave Residence, Elliot’s heart was a mess.

His emotions were heavy like never before. If he failed while doing business, he would still have another chance to try again. He had the confidence to succeed in most things, but convincing Anastasia to stay was more difficult than any problem he had faced before.

Nonetheless, he knew that he was willing to wait, even if he had to spend his whole life waiting.

He would spend his entire life repaying everything he owed her in his own way.

The weekend flew by, and Anastasia was called to the police station on Monday to make a statement. After that, she arrived at her father’s company at around 10.00AM.

As soon as she arrived at the office, she saw a face she didn’t want to see—Erica’s.

Erica crossed her arms and looked at Anastasia gleefully. “Dad mentioned that you’re working at his company now. Sorry, I’m working here as well.”

“No one’s stopping you.” Anastasia just hoped that Erica wouldn’t cause trouble for their father.

“I see that I’m not welcome here! In that case, I’ll come here as often as I can. From now on, I will own the same things you own. I won’t allow Dad to be biased anymore.” Erica snorted as she spoke.

Francis was away at the time, and he still hadn’t returned. Just then, Alex opened the door and walked in to see both women in the office. He was stunned for a moment. Not daring to offend either side, he greeted, “Miss Anastasia, Miss Erica.”

“What do you mean by greeting me only after her? Am I inferior in your eyes?” Erica instantly flew into a rage.

In truth, Alex was extremely disgusted by Erica. To him, she was no more than garbage.

“No, that’s not what I meant. Since you’re both Mr. Tillman’s daughters, that naturally puts the two of you on an equal footing,” Alex immediately explained himself.

“Where is my father, Mr. Hunter?”

“He is currently meeting up with a client.”

“Keep me in the loop about everything regarding the company, Mr. Hunter. I wish to be involved in my father’s business,” Erica ordered the man.

Although he was disgusted by the lady deep down, Alex forced himself to react with a smile and nodded. “Sure.”

“Well, I’d like to get going.” Anastasia refused to stay there any longer with Erica.

“Anastasia, I have orders from Mr. Tillman to show you around the company.” Alex wasn’t about to let Anastasia walk away like that.

“I’m coming along too,” Erica desperately said.

“Let’s go.” Anastasia nodded and left with Alex just as Erica grabbed her purse and caught up to them. However, by the time she headed downstairs, she saw Alex’s car setting off without waiting for her, which irritated her so much that she stomped on the ground repeatedly in exasperation.

“You son of a b*tch, Alex! How dare you ignore my presence?! I’ll make sure you pay for that!”

In fact, Alex had intentionally left Erica behind in an attempt to gain Anastasia’s favor, but it was only after they hit the road that he noticed the lady’s preoccupied look as she set her eyes outside the window. “Is there something that’s bothering you, Anastasia?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Anastasia shook her head just when raindrops started to fall from the cloudy sky. As the rain became heavier and heavier, Alex suggested that they should stop by a nearby café until the rain cleared up before they continued their journey.

“Okay,” Anastasia agreed, refusing to put both their lives at risk due to the rainy weather. Alex then drove to a café, whereupon both of them quickly entered the place and took shelter.

Soon, lightning struck the sky outside the window as the deafening thunder roared across the city. Meanwhile, Elliot paused when he was about to sign his documents in his office at Presgrave Group. At that moment, Anastasia’s fearful look when she heard the thunder sprang to his mind; this prompted him to reach for his phone to send a text message. ‘Where are you?’ However, when he didn’t get a reply after ten minutes, he began to lose his patience and asked himself whether the lady had forgotten about him. Therefore, he decided to directly call her.

On the other hand, Anastasia set her eyes on her phone’s screen, frowning while she wondered why the man wouldn’t stop bothering her.

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