Chapter 361 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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“My dad may not wake up anymore, so let’s forget about this. You should come up with another plan!” After Erica finished speaking, she decided to go and visit Francis.

Having received Anastasia’s orders, the nurses would not simply disclose Francis’ condition to outsiders. Hence, even Erica did not know about the improvement in his condition. She stood in front of the bed and looked at his face. Even though she had been raised by him for more than 20 years, she did not feel any trace of gratitude toward him at all. From the fact that she dared to deal with Mrs. Garner, it was clear that she had already lost all affection for him.

Erica left without staying for long and went straight to Tillman Constructions to see how the company was doing, as Alex had told her that things were getting better. When she walked into his office and saw him signing some documents, she leaned over and hugged him affectionately.

‘Looks like you’re busy, Alex.”

“Yeah.” Alex placed the documents down and lifted his head to look at her. “What brings you here?”

“I was trying to beg Anastasia to let Mom go, but I didn’t expect her to be so determined to put Mom in jail. Alex, what do you think I should do?” Erica asked in hopes of discussing this matter with him.

Alex didn’t care about Naomi at all and thought it was best for her to take all of the blame so that he and Erica could live a comfortable life. ‘Erica, Anastasia has evidence of Mom’s crime with her. We can’t save her. If you have the opportunity to see her, you should ask her not to worry and stay there for a few years, We’ll wait for her to come out.”

“What? You want my mom to stay in jail for a few years?” His words startled Erica.

Seeing that being gentle wasn’t working, Alex could only speak harshly. “What else? If your mom doesn’t take the blame for this crime, it’ll be over for all of us. Besides, it was her idea to murder your dad in the first place.

Erica felt despair, but she couldn’t leave Alex. She truly envied Anastasia for being able to make a man like Elliot do anything for her. On the other hand, why was the man she met so coldhearted?

“Erica, think about it. If your mom doesn’t take the blame, then you’ll be one of the culprits of the murder. At most, I’m a foil, not the mastermind. But when your father fell into a coma, the mastermind had to be either you or your mom, so if your mom doesn’t go to jail, it would be you. You’re still so young. Can you stand staying in prison?”

“But Mom…” Erica was about to rebuke when Alex spoke again.

“Your mom has had a good life for more than 20 years. She can survive it, but I feel sorry for you. You’re only 24 years old. You have a lot of time left instead of wasting your life away in that dark cell. If your mom loves you, she will take the blame for you.”

Erica’s mind was inundated with fear at this point. She truly didn’t want to go to jail, to the point where she’d rather take her own life. After all, it would drive her crazy.

“All right. I’ll be meeting Mom tomorrow. I… I’ll talk to her then. In the end, Erica. only cared about herself.

Erica felt that Alex had a point. If her mother didn’t take the blame, she would have to bear the guilt along with her. Hence, it was only if Naomi confessed to her crimes and cleared Erica’s accusations would she be able to have a good life.

“Stop working overtime and come home with me tonight. I miss you.” Erica was a little afraid of spending the night alone as she had just pushed Mrs. Garner into the sea that morning. Besides, she knew that Mrs. Garner had no chance of survival. Would she turn into a ghost to haunt her at night? She needed his luck.

“Tonight, I…” Alex had just agreed to have dinner with Hayley ten minutes ago and sleep over at her place that night.

“Alex, I need you. Can you stay with me tonight?” Erica embraced him. “I’m too scared to sleep alone.”

Seeing that he couldn’t refuse, he could only agree to her. While Erica was in the restroom, Alex sent a message to Hayley saying that he had to cancel their date that night.

At that moment, Hayley had already hurriedly dressed up for her romantic night with Alex. Now that he was not coming, her mood was ruined. Is Erica pestering him? Mockery flashed in her eyes at that thought. Is she trying to pick a fight with me? She continued to bombard Alex with messages, telling him to turn down Erica and come to her side before she got angry.

Alex was caught in the middle of two women fighting for his favor. If it were in the past, he might’ve thought that it was his fortune, but now he only felt irritated. While Erica used the restroom, he began to come up with a plan for divorce as well. If not, it would be troublesome if Erica refused to leave him after he got his hands on the money.

He felt that Erica seemed to be uneasy that night, as if she had done something wrong. Though she said that she was afraid to spend the night alone, Alex thought that this was an opportunity to lead her into making a mistake. He had a relatively young assistant from the finance department who was also quite handsome and had a sly and brave personality that he could take advantage of.

When Erica was getting off work, Alex anxiously told her that he had to meet a client and might only be able to come back from Belros the next morning.

“Alex, I’ll go with you.”

“No, this is an urgent matter. I wouldn’t have time to stay with you even if you come along, and it’s not convenient for us if you’re there.”

“But…”

“Erica, if you’re scared at night, just give me a call.” “Alex…” Before Erica could stop him, Alex had already gotten into the car and left.

As she watched the sun set in the distance, she began to feel a chill down her spine as her mind filled with Mrs. Garner’s horrified expression as she fell into the water. Her grip tightened around her clothes in fear as she got into her car and wondered, Who should I look for tonight? Who can stay with me?

She then thought of Hayley, the only person who was still in contact with her. With that, she instantly reached for her phone and dialed Hayley’s number. “Hello? Hayley, are you free tonight? I want to invite you to come and spend a night at my house.”

“Tonight? I’m not free, though. I’m going to meet a friend later.”

“What friend? Is it important? Can you cancel your plans and meet with me? I’ll treat you to a feast and we can go to a bar after.”

“I really can’t. It’s a really important friend of mine. I’m sorry, Erica. Have fun at the bar!” Hayley made it clear that she wouldn’t be able to come. After all, she had a date with Alex that night!

As she sat in her car, Erica felt herself tremble. She could only drive aimlessly around the city, but as it started to get late, she called Alex, who was by Hayley’s side at the same time. He comforted her before telling her that one of his employees was going to the Tillman Residence to deliver some documents.

“How about this, Erica? I’ll ask my assistant to chat with you first. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up.” Saying that, he ended the call.

Hence, Erica could only contact his assistant. It was then that she heard an attractive and young male voice. “Miss Tillman, I’m on my way to your house. Where are you?”

Immediately, she felt her heart skip a beat. This assistant’s voice sounds so pleasing! And he seems young too!

“I’m almost home. What about you?”

“I’m on my way there.”

“Okay, then I’ll wait for you.”

Ten minutes later, Erica opened the door for the suited young man with documents in hand. The appearance of this young man was considered to be above average.

Suddenly, her eyes brightened as an idea. popped into her mind: make this assistant stay the night with her as she was afraid of the traces of Mrs. Garner in the house that would make her feel as though Mrs. Garner was still by her side.

“Miss Tillman, I’ll leave the documents here. Since I still have something to do-”

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