Chapter 143 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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When Anastasia saw that it was getting late, she went to cook the dumplings.

“Mommy, you have to cook all the dumplings!” the little boy reminded her

“It’s too much. It’s a waste if we can’t finish them.”

“I can finish them. I want to eat 50 dumplings!” he announced loudly.

“You can’t fill 50 of them in your little tummy!” She chuckled as she said that.

“I can!” He put on a straight face as he commented, “Mommy, just cook them.”

“Alright. I’ll cook two plates first, and I’ll make some more if it’s not enough, okay?” she conceded with a smile.

“Okay, but don’t forget to cook more if it’s not enough!” Mommy can cook more when Mr. Presgrave is here, Jared thought.

Thereafter, Anastasia went to the kitchen to cook some dumplings. Meanwhile, the little boy waited and stared at the door as he listened to the footsteps outside intently.

Ten minutes later, Anastasia received a message on her phone. The boy quickly took a glance at it.

Open the door

He giggled and immediately turned the door handle. Standing outside the door was none other than Elliot. The man was dressed like an elite who had just exited from a meeting room, and he emanated the presence of someone powerful and influential.

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“Mr. Presgrave, we are having dumplings tonight.”

“Great!” Elliot grinned.

Anastasia, who exited the kitchen to get something from the fridge, was startled to see the man in the living room.

“W-Why are you here?” Her eyes widened in surprise.

“Mommy, I invited Mr. Presgrave over to eat dumplings,” the boy explained on behalf of Elliot, for fear that Anastasia would be mad.

Anastasia narrowed her eyes. At that instant, the reason behind Jared’s actions of insisting on getting extra dumplings and asking her to cook 50 of them dawned upon her. It turned out that her son had included Elliot’s portion since the very beginning.

“Don’t put him on the spot. I wanted to come myself” Elliot chimed in.

There was nothing that Anastasia could do at that point since he had shown up.

“Alright, then. Since we have enough dumplings…” Looking at her son’s large innocent eyes, she couldn’t bring herself to scold him.

It’s a good thing that he took the initiative to think about others. It shows that he has become a more mature kid, she thought.

“Have a seat. I’ll go and cook the dumplings.” After Anastasia said that, she returned to the kitchen.

Subsequently, the first thing that came to Jared’s mind was to ask for Elliot’s permission. “Mr. Presgrave, Mommy is going to attend Grandpa’s banquet tomorrow night. Can I go to your house to play?”

“What’s wrong? Won’t she be taking you along?” Elliot asked with a frown.

“Nope! Mommy said that it’s not convenient for me to be there because there will be a lot of people. She is going to get Grace to look after me, but I want to spend time with you.”

“Sure! I’ll go and pick you up tomorrow at school.” Elliot was more than willing to take care of him, of course.

Thereafter, Jared asked curiously, “Mr. Presgrave, will there be many men at the banquet? I’m worried that Grandpa may introduce other men to Mommy. I hope that you can be there at the banquet so that Grandpa can meet you too.”

Elliot narrowed his eyes. Could it be that Francis is going to find a partner for the woman at the banquet tomorrow? In that case, how can I miss that? At that instant, he thought of another suitable candidate who could take care of the kid.

“Jared, if I’m going to attend your Grandpa’s banquet tomorrow night, is it okay if I get Nigel to take care of you? But can we keep this a secret for now?” Elliot didn’t want his plan to be ruined, so he couldn’t afford to let Anastasia and Nigel know about this.

“Okay, sure!” It was obvious that the boy had now become Elliot’s ‘partner in crime!

Little did the pitiful Nigel know that he would soon become the babysitter who helped his cousin to pursue Anastasia.

Anastasia served two plates of dumplings at the table before she returned to the kitchen to make two more plates. Meanwhile, Elliot and Jared, who were sitting at the table, started dipping the dumplings into the premade sauce and eating them.

Anastasia cooked all the dumplings that she had bought that day, and the portion happened to be just sufficient for the three of them. After the meal, Elliot took Jared downstairs to take a stroll, while Anastasia cleaned the house. After she was done with the chores, she sat on the couch and fell into a daze. Why do I feel as though we are a family of three?

She suddenly recalled that Elliot had slept with Hayley before this, and Anastasia felt an indescribable feeling welling up inside her.

She recalled how Hayley had described their night together when Hayley was hugging Elliot at the garden of the Presgrave Residence. She had talked about how wild Elliot had been above her. It was apparent that it had been an incredibly passionate night that had become one that was unforgettable to Hayley.

Anastasia shut her eyes abruptly, attempting to shrug off the thoughts that appeared in her head. It reminded her of the night five years ago that she had spent with a male escort that she had known nothing about. She did not know his name nor his

face, although she had been completely conscious when everything had happened that night.

She had felt that the male escort had a large and burly build, with strength so strong that she could hardly resist. He had lost his reasoning at that time, and he resembled a beast that had no sense of humanity at all.

Whenever she remembered that night, Anastasia could feel her body tremble all over, and this incident caused her to bear a heartfelt disgust toward the carnal desire between a man and a woman. She refused to get married, not only because of the mental repulsion she felt toward such matters, but also because the incident had traumatized her physically.

When Anastasia was engrossed in her painful memories, the sudden sound of the door being unlocked snapped her back to her senses. She inhaled a deep breath.

“You guys are back?” Anastasia smiled at Jared, who was running into the house. When she saw her son’s adorable and beautiful face, she could feel her earlier agony diminish.

“Mommy, this is for you!” The boy came back carrying Anastasia’s favorite beverage.

“You guys went out and bought something?” she asked with a smile.

“I was thirsty, so Mr. Presgrave bought me a drink. I remembered that you like this, so I bought you a bottle.”

At that, Anastasia looked up at the tall man and thanked him. “Thank you.”

“Mommy, I feel so hot! I want to take a shower.”

“Okay, I’ll help you to take a shower. Go and find yourself a set of pajamas.” She looked at her son and he returned to his room.

Just then, Anastasia looked at Elliot and said, “President Presgrave, it’s getting late. You should leave.”

The man’s gaze landed on her face, his eyes beguiling as he murmured, “I want to stay for a little longer.”

“Do not think that you can take advantage of me. It won’t happen again,” she calmly announced: I won’t fall for his tricks again.

Elliot himself was aware that he couldn’t possibly be so lucky to manage to lay his

hands on her every time. However, at the thought that he would be able to see her the next day, he curled up the corner of his lips. “See you tomorrow at the office, then.”

With that, he pushed the door open and left the house.

In the end, Anastasia exhaled in relief and quickly entered the room to help her son to shower.

The next morning, the Department of Design had an early-morning meeting.

As Anastasia walked into the meeting room groggily, she abruptly saw a charming and noble figure sitting in the seat next to hers, and the usually noisy atmosphere in the office suddenly became particularly serious.

Elliot’s here! Although all the female designers knew that Elliot was there for Anastasia, they still couldn’t hold back their little gestures in hopes to catch his attention. The ladies flicked their hair and pursed their lips. Some tried to make eye contact with him, while others even attempted to undo a button at their low-cut collar to further expose their cleavage.

When Anastasia took a seat, someone sent coffee into the room.

Everyone was surprised that each of them got a cup of coffee, and it was Felicia who revealed the mystery. “Everyone, let’s thank President Presgrave for treating us to a cup of coffee.”

The lot of them looked at Elliot in gratitude. Some female designers even purred, “Thank you President Presgrave! I’m so happy!”