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Right then, Daniel, who had already come to an earlier agreement with Hayley, put on a worried expression as he hurried over to Elliot, who was chit-chatting with a few seniors. “Miss Seymour is here, President Presgrave. She’s being stopped at the main lobby.”
Elliot knitted his brows together while holding onto his glass of wine. “What’s she doing here? Did you tell her to come?”
“Yeah! I mentioned the party when I delivered some of her daily necessities to her yesterday, President Presgrave. Did I say something wrong?” Daniel replied. Elliot couldn’t say that his grandmother hadn’t invited Hayley. However, since Daniel had already brought up the party, Elliot had no choice but to bring Hayley in.
“I want you to go down and bring her up,” Elliot ordered. Daniel quickly put on a flustered expression. “I’m sorry, President Presgrave.”
Elliot only gave him a side-eye without saying much. Daniel might have been a little too much of a busybody this time, so Elliot had no choice but to ask Hayley to come up. Daniel hurried over to the main lobby before approaching the hotel manager, who had been talking to Hayley. “Excuse me. Miss Seymour is one of President Presgrave’s VIP guests. This was a mistake on the company’s end—we missed out on her invitation card!”
The hotel manager knew that Daniel was Elliot’s assistant, so the hotel manager quickly turned to Hayley with an apologetic look on his face. “I’m sorry for the mistake, Miss Seymour. Please come in.”
Hayley put on a haughty expression as she gave the female security guard a disdainful glare. “Is this how you guys do your job? You totally ruined my mood.” Then, she allowed Daniel to lead her into the elevator. Daniel felt cold sweat forming on his forehead once they made it there.
Hayley loved it when people provided her with special treatment, so she gave Daniel a satisfied look. “That was quite good. Elliot didn’t say much, did he?”
“President Presgrave was a little shocked, but he didn’t say much,” Daniel replied. Hayley let out a scoff as she thought, It’s just as I had expected. It was Old Madam Presgrave, not Elliot, who didn’t want to invite me.
After this event, Hayley developed a sense of hatred toward Harriet as she felt hurt by Harriet’s actions. Anastasia’s going to be here tonight, so I have to seize this opportunity to show her how sweet I am with Elliot. Also, from tonight onward, I want everyone to know that I’m Elliot’s girlfriend. I bet that will piss the old woman off.
Daniel brought Hayley over to Elliot. Many of the guests there were extremely wealthy people with high statuses, yet Elliot still seemed to stand out in the crowd. It seemed like the people around him were just props and backdrops that served to enhance his presence.
His aura was too strong for others to steal his spotlight away—it was almost as if the light followed him wherever he went. Hayley felt herself going head over heels as she stared at him longingly. She admired him, and she wished she could have him all to herself.
“I’m sorry, Elliot. Should I have stayed home instead?” She gazed at him with an innocent and flustered look on her face. He curled his lips into a smile. “The HR department missed out on your invitation card. It’s fine. My grandma’s the one hosting this charity dinner, so you should just enjoy yourself tonight!”
Hayley finally felt a little safer. My scheme worked perfectly, and I managed to enter without having to sneak in. “This is my first time coming to a place like this, and I don’t know anyone. Can I stay with you, Elliot?” Hayley knew that the most eye-catching spot she could take would be the one beside Elliot, which would make her his female partner. She wanted to stay by his side so that other women wouldn’t get a chance with him.
Elliot knew that Hayley grew up in a regular family, and he knew that she wasn’t familiar with such places. “Okay. Bring a drink over, and you can stay with me,” he said with a nod.
“Okay!” Hayley walked off happily. She glanced at her surroundings in search of Anastasia, but she couldn’t find her anywhere as there were too many guests.
Meanwhile, Anastasia was sitting by a window seat near the buffet area. Right then, a male guest who was in his thirties walked over and sat next to Anastasia. “Hey there. I don’t have a spot to sit, so can I sit here?”
“Sure!” Anastasia looked up and smiled. The man’s eyes lit up the moment he saw her smile—he had noticed her gorgeous figure earlier, and he could tell that she was a pretty lady. However, he was immediately blown away when he saw her smiling. The man’s heart pounded as he realized what he wanted to do—he wanted to get to know her and chase after her. “My name is Samuel Stone. And you are?” he asked.
“I’m Anastasia Tillman,” she replied.
“That’s a really pretty name, Miss Tillman. Are you here alone?” he asked.
“Yeah! I’m with a friend, but he’s busy now, so I’m alone,” she replied.
“That’s such a coincidence. I’m the general manager of First World Company, and I’m involved in the asset transaction business.” He handed her his name card while speaking. He was considered successful for his age, and Anastasia eyed him with a surprised look after hearing what he said. “That’s really impressive! You’re already a general manager at such a young age.”
“You’re being too nice. What do you do, Miss Tillman?”
“I’m a jewelry designer,” she replied.
“Woah. You must be really talented.” Samuel found himself more attracted to her. She wasn’t just a pretty face; she was also a designer.
Right then, Anastasia’s phone began to ring. She glanced at her phone before picking it up. “Hello, Nigel.”
“Hey, Anastasia. My Dad’s making me talk to guests, but I promise to come and get you in ten minutes,” he uttered.
“Don’t worry about it. You should focus on entertaining the guests,” Anastasia said in an understanding tone.
“Ah! I’m so annoyed, but my dad wants to introduce me to more people. It’s giving me a headache,” he grumbled.
“You shouldn’t think of it that way! Tons of people would love to have such connections. You should spend time with these guests since they’ll be really helpful for your work.” Anastasia tried to comfort him.
“Yeah. I feel a lot better after listening to your voice. Where are you now?” he asked.
“I’m eating at the buffet area,” she replied.
“Okay. I’ll come to look for you in a while,” he replied. After Anastasia ended Nigel’s call, she looked up to see a couple walking in. It was Elliot and Hayley. Anastasia narrowed her eyes when she saw Hayley as she hadn’t expected Hayley to come. Furthermore, she hadn’t expected Hayley to come with Elliot. A cold smirk spread across Anastasia’s face as she thought, Hayley’s scheming skills must have improved, huh? She’s good at using manipulative tactics, but she’s even able to apply them to Elliot now. Impressive.