Chapter 459 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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Harriet’s funeral was also under preparation. Elliot handled everything and hardly slept, while Anastasia did not go to the company and prepared for the funeral with him. Harriet had instructed during her lifetime not to make her funeral a big deal. She just hoped that on the day she was buried in the ground, the members of the Presgrave Family and several of her friends would come to see her off.

That day, Jared finally came back from Nigel’s house. The moment he arrived home, he instantly asked Anastasia, “Mommy, Uncle Nigel said Great-Grandma went somewhere very far away, and that I can’t see her anymore.”

Anastasia pulled him into her arms and said gently, “Then, you have to miss her, all right?”

“I will. What about phone calls? Can I call her?”

Anastasia’s eyes suddenly turned red, and she couldn’t stop her tears from falling. She hugged her son and said, “Jared, Great-Grandma has left us. Let’s keep her in our hearts, and in a few days, we’ll go and visit her together, all right?”

Jared wiped the tears from his mother’s eyes sensibly, as if he understood where Harriet had gone. He consoled, “Mommy, did Great-Grandma pass away? You don’t have to hide it from me. I’m not scared.”

As Anastasia looked at her son’s resolute gaze, she hugged him in relief and nodded softly. “Yes, your great-grandma has gone to heaven. You can miss her.”

“I’ll miss her.”

Just then, a figure appeared at the doorway as Elliot walked inside. He had heard everything, and he wanted his son to know about Harriet’s death as well.

“Daddy.” The young boy jumped into his father’s arms, his large eyes turning red as if he understood what it meant to lose a loved one.

Elliot hugged him and gave him a kiss. “Good boy.”

When Anastasia came over, Elliot stretched out a hand. Looking at her husband who had not slept for several days, she walked over to hug him, feeling pained. Just like that, the family of three embraced each other tightly in the large living room.

At the Goodwin Residence’s entrance, three black SUVs came to a stop, and Arthur walked over with several senior executives of Goodwin Corporation behind him.

Drake looked at the young man in surprise before he asked in a cold voice, “Mr. Weiss, what is the meaning of this?”

“Mr. Goodwin, I apologize for everything I’ve done to you. I acquired your company out of malicious intent, but now, I’ll hand your shares back to you. Please take over your company again.” Arthur’s tone was different, as if he had turned into another person, and he even spoke respectfully to Drake.

Drake was instantly shocked to his core. What was this young man planning? First, he bought his company, but now he was giving it back. The process was extremely complicated, but he was returning it to him just because he said so?

“Mr. Weiss, please don’t humiliate me anymore. Just take the company if you want it! But I’m warning you, stop pestering my daughter,” Drake warned.

“Sophia and I are friends.” Arthur started seriously, then turned his head and glanced at the few executives. “All of you, talk to Mr. Goodwin!”

These men were all Drake’s previous subordinates, and they immediately came to persuade him to take over the company’s affairs.

“President Goodwin, the company can’t live without you! It’s a good thing that Young Master Weiss has returned the company’s shares to you!”

“That’s right! President Goodwin, you’re still so young. You should think of your wife and daughter’s future!”

“The company is doing well. We’re just waiting for you to come back and lead us to more wealth and success!”

Of course, Drake wanted to get his company back—it was his life’s work, after all. He walked outside toward the yard, only to see Arthur standing next to the pond with a hand in his pocket, admiring the goldfish in it leisurely.

Drake asked, “Mr. Weiss, why are you giving my company back to me all of a sudden? What are you up to?” He didn’t believe that this man had no ax to grind.

Arthur looked back at him with a smile. “I’m not up to anything, Mr. Goodwin. I’m just succumbing to my conscience. And besides, the management model of your company isn’t something that I’m good at, so I’m afraid of screwing it up.”

“Just who the hell are you? Why couldn’t I find any information about you in the country?” Drake was very curious about Arthur’s mysterious identity as well.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Goodwin. I’m not a bad guy. My family lives abroad, but my ancestors are from here,” Arthur replied earnestly.

Drake was still worried, though. He asked, “Sophia has lost your family heirloom and may not be able to recover it for the rest of her life. Will you hurt her because of that?”

“Sophia has told me about the loss of my family heirloom. I’ll try my best to search for it in the future, and I won’t blame it on her anymore,” Arthur promised calmly.

Drake was dumbfounded right away. This guy’s been boiling with rage in the beginning, so what makes him so calm and composed right now? He’s taken my company away because of a family heirloom, and now, not only is he giving the company back to me, but he also decides not to hold Sophia responsible. Why? Anyway, this is a good thing for the Goodwins, he thought. “Really?” he asked with a frown.

Arthur nodded. “That’s right, Mr. Goodwin. I just need her to cooperate with me in searching for my family heirloom in the future.”

Drake turned pale at once. “Do you have an evil intent against Sophia?”

Arthur shook his head earnestly. “I just want to be friends with her. I’ve got nothing else in mind.”

Drake heaved a sigh of relief. He didn’t like this guy to be his future son-in-law. It was obvious at a glance from the latter’s capricious moods and unpredictable behavior that he had to be some rich dandy spoiled rotten by his family.

With that, Drake took over his own company with all his shares returned to him. Moreover, he found that his company had won a few good bids after he let Arthur manage it, which would at least secure its profits for the next two years.

Sophia was sorting out documents at work when she received a phone call from her father. “What? Mr. Weiss returned the company to you?” she asked in shock.

“That’s right. Sophia, did he make any unreasonable demands on you?” Drake asked with concern.

“N-No, he didn’t. We’re just friends.” Sophia hurriedly clarified the matter. Nevertheless, the two kisses she had had with Arthur last time crossed her mind. Still, it’s just a kiss! It doesn’t count as anything, right? she thought.

“That’s good. Just stay away from that guy in the future. He’s too dangerous.”

“I know that, Dad.”

Drake immediately began to feel sorry for his daughter. “Why don’t you quit your job? Don’t be too hard on yourself.”

Sophia didn’t want to quit the job, though. “No, Dad. I don’t want to quit this job. I like this job very much, and besides, my boss is very nice to me.”

“Alright then. Don’t overwork yourself. I’ll make money for our family.”

“The same goes for you, Dad. Don’t overwork yourself.”

After hanging up the phone, Sophia breathed a soft sigh of relief, though there were a lot of things that came into her mind. Arthur seems to have become a different person now, she thought. Just then, her cell phone beeped with an incoming message, which she opened to reveal a simple text. It read, ‘Let’s eat together at noon.’ The text was sent by Arthur, and it wasn’t an invitation, but a notification.

Sophia bit her lower lip. She had promised Martha not to have any contact with Arthur anymore, but he had just returned her family’s company to her father. Should I treat him to a meal as a token of my gratitude? ‘Alright, it’s my treat,’ she texted, deciding to end their relationship after the meal.

‘OK. I’ll wait for you outside the Presgrave Group’s entrance.’

‘OK,’ Sophia replied; she then checked the time and realized that it was time for lunch. At 11:30 AM, she stepped into the Presgrave Group’s lobby. Just as she was hurrying toward the entrance with her head down, she accidentally bumped into someone, whose chest was so sturdy that it hurt her nose. She hissed in pain before she heard a deep male voice snort overhead. “What a clumsy girl,” it said.

Sophia’s eyes widened. F*ck, it’s him.

Arthur was waiting for her on the couch in the lobby when he saw her rushing all the way out of the elevator. He wanted to go over and greet her, but she bumped right into him instead.

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