Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
Anastasia was also quite touched that Harriet had done so much in preparation for her upcoming role as the lady of the house. Anastasia forgot about everything else and focused on Harriet’s analysis.
There were two powerful forces she had to pay attention to amongst the Presgrave extended family.
The first one was Old Master Presgrave’s first cousin. They were closely related due to their blood ties, so their families tended to interact with each other.
The second force to be mindful of was the influential group passed on decade after decade by the earlier generations of Presgrave ancestors. They pledged their allegiance to the Presgrave Family, but they had their own power and wealth. They had once intended to join the board of directors of Presgrave Group, but Harriet had denied that.
On the surface, Presgrave Group seemed to be peaceful and stable, but in actual fact, the entanglement of relationships within was messy and quite complicated. From then on, it was imperative that she handle every relationship carefully.
The Presgrave Family continued to uphold their reputation and the glorious family prestige passed on from a hundred years ago. As such, it was essential that they uphold the family reputation, and there was no way that the family name could be tarnished in any sense.
Anastasia listened carefully to Harriet’s words. Evidently, she would have to interact with this group of people in the future, and it would be quite a mission too.
“Grandma, I’ll definitely try my best to maintain a good relationship with them,” Anastasia promised.
“People will resort to anything when there are personal interests to be gained. I’m not worried about you and Elliot, but you should be on your guard against plots behind your back,” Harriet instructed.
“I get it.” Anastasia glanced at the photos on the table and kept Harriet’s words to heart. The former was left impressed by the latter’s sage advice.
“Alright, don’t get too stressed out by all this. You should go and find Elliot to have lunch with. The dishes here are too bland, so I’m sure you would find them quite unpalatable.” Harriet patted her hand.
At that moment, Anastasia realized that it had been more than a day since she last saw Elliot. She walked out of Harriet’s villa and dialed Rey’s number.
“Hey, Rey, where is he?”
“President Presgrave is at the villa and is waiting for you to have dinner together.”
“Sure, I’ll be back shortly.” Anastasia didn’t expect that he was already waiting for her, so she quickly entered the buggy waiting by the side to go back to his villa.
It merely took her several minutes to arrive back there, and as she walked into the brightly lit-up villa, she saw that he was no longer dressed in the suit he had on earlier when he was entertaining the guests. He had changed into loungewear and was currently seated on the couch waiting for her.
She instantly leaped into his arms as he wrapped his arms around her waist quite naturally and kissed the top of her head. She shifted her head sideways and placed a kiss on his cheek too.
At that moment, Elliot looked at her sympathetically. He knew the reason Harriet had summoned her over for the past two days, and it pained him to realize that she had to withstand all of this pressure even before she actually married him.
He felt quite guilty and he blamed himself for all that. After all, he wanted to marry her and shower her with plenty of love, but the complicated situation with his extended family meant that she had to learn the ropes to deal with the Presgrave Family matters from an early stage.
“Darling, you’ve worked hard.” Elliot kissed her on the forehead. “You haven’t even married me, and yet you’ve had to withstand all this pressure.”
“Since I’ve decided to marry you, I’m mentally prepared for all this.” Anastasia wrapped her arms around his neck and looked at him with firm eyes. “Trust me, I will definitely be a great wife.”
The pained look in his eyes was quite evident as he pulled her into his arms tightly. “I trust you, of course. From now on, no matter what happens, I promise I won’t let you suffer any injustice at all.”
“Let’s start dinner and then we can keep Jared company later on. We’ve been too busy and we haven’t been spending much time with him.” Anastasia felt very guilty for casting her son aside.
“Okay, he can sleep in the same room with us tonight.” Elliot also made the decision to bring their son over.
Anastasia suddenly spoke up shyly, “Let’s not bring him here. He can sleep in the same room as Nigel.”
At that moment, there was a slight intimate look that flashed across his dark eyes. “I get what you mean.”
Her face flushed slightly red as she rolled her eyes at him. “Exactly what sort of indecent thoughts are going on in your mind, huh?”
“The soundproofing here isn’t great, so I agree that Jared should stay with Nigel for the time being.” The smile on Elliot’s face deepened.
At that point, Anastasia was tempted to stick her head into the ground. Does he mean that I’m too loud in bed? I’m not!
At Villa No. 58, Sophia kept Arthur company and remained cooped up inside for the entire day. In the evening, he headed out, and that was exactly what Sophia was waiting for. After all, she planned to sneak out to the ball and have some fun.
She was bored out of her mind, and she couldn’t stand being cooped up any further. She thought, Anyway, my mission of seducing him would definitely take more than one or two days to succeed. As such, she decided to cast aside this humiliating matter for now and prioritize enjoying herself.
She was quite regretful and wanted to yell at herself so badly. She thought, I shouldn’t have caused so much trouble for myself! It would have been so awesome to enjoy my freedom! Look at how restricted I am right now! I feel like a prisoner.
Currently, she had no freedom in every single move she made and had to tolerate his temper every day.
Sophia finished dinner by herself, and it was coincidental that she had dressed up nicely today, so it was perfect to attend the ball in her current attire. She wasn’t intending to seek an exciting or romantic affair. She was, in fact, merely seeking fun, and she wanted to go and have a relaxing time.
She took a golf cart and left for the party. There was melodious music that was audible from a banquet ball, and at that moment, there seemed to be a romantic feeling in the air.
As night fell, there were plenty of young men and women who flocked to the party. Each of them was dressed to the nines, and each of them looked charming and sexy.
The waitstaff held trays in their hands with champagne and red wine on them. They served the guests by going around the room.
As soon as Sophia entered the room, she instantly attracted the attention of many young men. One of them was quite excited and elated to see her, “Sophia, there you are.”
Sophia didn’t expect to bump into Jacob. Subsequently, she greeted him, “Hi, Jacob.”
“Why are you here by yourself? Where’s your boyfriend?” Jacob asked curiously.
Sophia finally found the chance to explain that matter, so she hurriedly spoke up to Jacob, “Jacob, you’ve misunderstood the situation. He’s not my boyfriend. We’re simply friends.”
At that moment, a look of joy flashed in his eyes. “Is that true? So, you guys are just friends, huh?”
She nodded firmly. “Yes.”
He couldn’t help heaving a relieved sigh upon hearing that. That means I still have a chance. The woman under the dim lights had a look of purity to her, which was quite a rare trait. Besides, the red evening gown she had on accentuated her innocence yet exuded a sexy feel. She was the type of woman men were wildly attracted to.
“Jacob, who’s this beautiful lady here?” Several young men came forward and looked at her with teasing looks in their eyes,
Jacob introduced her, “This is Sophia, and she’s my junior in school.” At the same time, he shot a meaningful glance at them.
He seemed to be trying to say that he was interested in this woman, so they should stay away.
Jacob held a high position amongst the younger generation of Presgraves, and the men by his side were the younger generation of Presgraves, who were merely his sidekicks.
She trailed after Jacob and took a seat. At that moment, she saw the band that had just entered the room, and she exclaimed in surprise. It’s my favorite band!
Meanwhile, inside Villa No. 58, Arthur got out of his escorted car and entered the living room of the mansion. At that moment, he had a strong sense that she had sneaked out.