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“Okay, I’ll contact you tomorrow. You must be busy right now. That’s all, then.”
“Sure, see you tomorrow.” After Anastasia had ended her sentence, she waited for Harriet to hang up the phone and she finally heaved a sigh of relief. At that moment, she glanced at Elliot and asked, “Do you know why your grandma asked me out for a meal? Does she actually just want to have a chat with me?”
“It’s quite likely that she wants to talk to you about the matter between you and Nigel.” Elliot kept his eyes in front of him and his handsome face remained expressionless.
“What? Why?” Anastasia blinked her eyes in confusion.
“That’s because Nigel proposed to you the last time and she’s taken it seriously. It’s quite likely that she wants to talk to you about the wedding preparation.”
“What?! Are you being serious?” Anastasia was indeed quite shocked upon hearing Elliot’s words. Has Old Madam Presgrave actually taken the proposal seriously?
“This is the problem that you created yourself, so shouldn’t you be prepared for the consequences?” Elliot coldly snorted in response.
Meanwhile, Anastasia bit her red lip. Indeed, everyone had taken that proposal seriously. However, no one realized that she had privately explained the situation to Nigel.
“Then what should I do? I never intended to marry Nigel.” Anastasia heaved a resigned sigh. After all, she had no intention of disrupting Nigel’s marriage prospects.
“Anastasia, you have to be frank here. How do you actually feel about Nigel? Do you
like him or not?” Coincidentally, Elliot’s car came to a stop at the traffic light and he directed his deep gaze intently at her.
At that moment, Anastasia bit her lower lip. “I only think of him as a friend. I like him for his witty and amusing personality. I also like the way he maintains such a carefree and relaxed lifestyle, but I never thought of marrying him. I like him, but I don’t love him.”
As soon as Anastasia said that, she suddenly came to her senses and she turned to glare at Elliot. “Why am I telling you all these anyway?”
Meanwhile, he curled his lips into a smile. “Well, you’ve spoken out so the reason shouldn’t matter.”
Elliot seemed to appear aloof, cold, and distant in front of the others but to Anastasia, he had somehow become someone she could confide in. She couldn’t even figure out when this had happened.
“I don’t want to talk about this. I’m still trying to figure out how to explain the situation tomorrow.” Anastasia heaved a sigh as she found herself in a pickle.
Upon hearing that, Elliot lifted his brows and suggested. “I have a tip.”
“Out with it, then!” Anastasia couldn’t wait to find out.
He then suggested a foolproof plan. “Tomorrow, just confess your love toward me in front of Nigel and Grandma.”
Suddenly, Anastasia’s pretty eyes widened slightly and she laughed mockingly. “In your dreams!”
However, Elliot was unaffected by her reaction, and he wasn’t the least bit upset or angered at all. On the contrary, the smile on his lips deepened. “Otherwise, I could confess my love to you.”
“No! Don’t you dare do anything drastic! The situation is complicated enough, so please don’t complicate things any further, alright?” Anastasia suddenly felt that he was just here to purposely create trouble for her.
At that moment, Jared’s school was within eyeshot and Elliot suddenly turned to her. “I’ll go inside and get Jared. You can wait in the car.”
However, Anastasia was adamant not to bother Elliot, so she muttered, “Jared’s my son, so I’ll go and get him.”
“I promised Jared in the morning that I would come and pick him up personally in the afternoon, so I have to keep my word.” After Elliot said that, he pushed open the car door and got out of the car.
As for Anastasia, she could only sit and wait in the car. Actually, she could have joined him and turned up at the school together, but she felt slightly diffident. After all, they were not an actual couple. Previously, Elliot had pretended to be Jared’s father and he turned up for the sports event, so if any other parents initiated a conversation with them it would be quite awkward.
And so, Anastasia decided to just stay put in the car. Shortly after that, she saw Jared walking out of the school hand-in-hand with Elliot. The boy was evidently quite happy as there was a spring to his step.
As soon as Anastasia saw that, she couldn’t contain the smile on her face. She was very joyful each time she saw Jared in a happy state.
“Mommy!” Jared got into the car and sat in his car seat. Elliot leaned forward to buckle the seatbelt for him, and the current scene showed Elliot performing the exact role of a doting father.
Anastasia saw the scene in front of her and there was a sudden inexplicable feeling that arose within her. Should I continue to allow this man to be involved in our lives? What if Jared gets used to seeing him every day and becomes dependent on his close company? If he suddenly disappears from our life someday, would Jared feel disappointed then?
“Mommy, let’s go grocery shopping, alright? I want to go to the mall.”
“Okay! Let’s go together today.” Anastasia responded with a smile.
And so, Elliot drove the car to a large mall by their house. In the supermarket, Anastasia was busy picking out some fresh vegetables while Elliot brought Jared to pick out some toys. Anastasia then walked off to the fruits section after picking out the vegetables. As soon as she saw some fresh durians, she couldn’t help craving them as it had been quite a while since she had some.
As such, she picked out one which was quite fleshy and went off to get it weighed. The price of the durian was quite exorbitant and she actually winced at the thought of it, but it was fine as an occasional splurge.
After that, Anastasia went to seek out Jared and Elliot, but she found that Elliot’s trolley was full of presents. Though slightly resigned, she kept it to herself and thought, Is he trying to spoil Jared? That’s too many presents there!
“Mommy, Mr. Presgrave bought all of these for me.” Jared sat in the trolley and showed it off to her.
“We can’t have Mr. Presgrave spending so much money on you. Let’s just pick one that you really like, alright?” Anastasia explained to Jared.
Upon hearing that, Elliot spoke in a low voice. “These are all my presents for Jared and the toys are educational.”
“I like all of them.” Jared pouted as well, as he wanted all of these toys.
Meanwhile, Anastasia shook her head resignedly. “It’s just for this once, alright? Let’s go and pay for it.”
She was prepared to foot the bill herself but then before she could even reach out for her cell phone, Elliot had already paid for everything. It’s such a shame that I didn’t get more durians! I would have bought two if I knew that he was going to fight to pay for the grocery bill.
After entering the car, Jared instantly smelled the pungent scent. “Mommy, did you buy some durian? It smells so good!”
“Yes, I bought the Musang King variety. Let’s go home and enjoy it.”
“Yay! I love durian!” Jared had developed a liking for durian due to Anastasia’s influence.
On the other hand, Elliot, who was standing by the side, frowned slightly as there was a slight smell of durian inside the car.
As soon as they arrived home, Anastasia quickly opened the fruit and the smell of it filled the entire house. She placed the flesh on a plate and brought it out. Meanwhile, Jared had already washed his hands and he was waiting patiently on the couch to have some.
Anastasia glanced at Elliot, who was sitting on the couch too, and she generously offered, “Come and have some too.”
“I don’t like this type of fruit,” Elliot rejected.
However, Anastasia insistently handed him one. “It’s really good. Why don’t you try some?”
“Mr. Presgrave, do try some. It’s really good!” Jared had one in his hand and he spoke while devouring it.