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At that moment, Anastasia was in a cab on the way to the hotel where her father’s company event would be held.
Her father’s company wasn’t exactly a large establishment, so the celebration this time was organized in a regular 5-star hotel.
The attendees of the event were not required to go through the hassle of registration before entering the venue. Anastasia saw a sign at the lobby that stated, ‘Attendees of
Tillman Construction’s banquet, please proceed to the third floor.
As soon as Anastasia exited from the lift, she followed the sign and arrived at a hall that was decorated with numerous tables and chairs. She saw her father standing among a few elderly men, and he looked radiant as he beamed gleefully. He seemed to be in high spirits as he raised his glass and chatted with the people around him.
“Dad!” Anastasia walked up to him and greeted him.
“Hey! This is my elder daughter, Anastasia.” Upon seeing her, Francis introduced her to his peers standing around him.
One of them couldn’t help but compliment, “Tillman, you are so lucky to have such a gorgeous daughter!”
“Not only does she have the looks, I heard that she is quite a capable lady as well,” another man praised.
Anastasia felt embarrassed upon hearing that. It seemed like her father had often mentioned her in front of his friends. Still, she was glad that she made her father proud.
“Good evening.” She smiled and greeted them.
Meanwhile, Francis was surveying the hall, seemingly looking for someone. Just then,
a vigorous young man in a suit entered the hall, and Francis immediately called out to him, “Alex, come here.”
Alex Hunter was about 28 or 29 years old, definitely below his thirties. Currently, he was emanating the youthful vibe of a young man. Upon hearing his boss’ summon, he quickly strode over. At that instant, he saw Anastasia, who turned to face him, and he was completely in awe.
Anastasia appraised him with her stunning eyes. This man must be Dad’s employee!
“Anastasia, let me introduce you to him. This is Alex Hunter, a recently promoted Finance Manager of our firm. He’s young and capable, and he’s a graduate from a renowned university,” Francis commended, his eyes full of compliments.
Anastasia greeted him with a smile. “Hello, Mr. Hunter.”
Alex ruffled his hair in embarrassment. “You must be Miss Tillman! It’s nice to finally meet you in person. President Tillman mentions you often.”
“Alex, this is my elder daughter, Anastasia. I’ve always wanted to introduce you to each other. Please take good care of her on my behalf tonight,” Francis chimed in. It was apparent from his gaze that he had other plans.
Alex was both surprised and excited. At that point, he seemed a little flustered as he was afraid that he would offend or upset Anastasia.
“Miss Tillman, do you want to drink anything?”
On the contrary, Anastasia remained calm and composed. She accompanied Alex to a table and smiled at him. “Mr. Hunter, I’ll help myself. You should go about with your things.”
Alex was personally trained by Francis to be his right-hand man. The latter even handed Alex the power over the most important department, which was the Finance Department. That night, Francis had the intention to set up Alex and his elder daughter, Anastasia. When Anastasia took over the company in the future, it would be much easier for her with Alex as her husband.
Francis had been cracking his head to keep his large business going when he had no son. Hence, the best way was to make Alex his son-in-law.
“Miss Tillman, I’ve often heard your father mentioning you. He said that you are a jewelry designer of a jewelry atelier. You are such a talented young woman.” Alex seemed embarrassed, but he was eager to present himself before the woman he had
fallen for at first sight.
“I’m just a designer. You are the one who is amazing!” Anastasia praised him. He was a valuable employee of her father, so she naturally treated him politely.
“You are flattering me, Miss Tillman. President Tillman thinks well of me, so he gave me the position,” Alex replied humbly.
Anastasia then turned to survey the other guests, but Alex couldn’t help but gaze fixedly at her. Her every movement seemed to capture his heart. It seemed that he had really fallen for Anastasia at first sight.
Alex was well aware of the fact that Anastasia most likely would be francis’ successor in the future, Truth was, Alex had his own thoughts as well. After all, everyone in the world would dream of having an casier life,
Meanwhile, Anastasia was borcd, so she took out her phone to check her messages, while Alex went to get her some snacks. He had made up his mind to stick with Anastasia no matter where she was that night.
She was curious about what her son was doing at that moment, so she sent Elliot a text. ‘What’s Jared doing?’
After she sent the message, she didn’t receive any reply even after waiting for more than ten minutes, so she thought that the man must have missed her message.
Just then, a mother-daughter duo hurried into the hotel lobby-it was none other than Naomi and Erica, who had just arrived due to the terrible traffic. Erica wore a burgundy evening gown that night. As she entered the hall while lifting her skirt, she suddenly thought of something and turned to her mother, “Mom, I left my phone in the car. Could you go and get it for me?”
Upon hearing that, Naomi agreed resignedly. “You go sit on that couch for a while. I’ll go get you your phone now. Don’t play with your phone all the time in the car in future.”
And so, Erica lifted her skirt and took a seat on the couch while waiting for her mother. At that moment, a black vehicle stopped at the main entrance of the hotel. Under the light from the hallway, a man pushed open the car door of the back seat and alighted from the car. Standing at six feet two, he had an imposing bearing. After tidying his suit, he strode into the hotel with his long slender legs.
He had Rey following by his side carrying his briefcase. However, Rey, who was also a handsome, white-collared elite, seemed inconspicuous as he stood next to Elliot.
When Erica was staring at the door waiting for her mother to get her phone, she suddenly spotted the man and her heart started pounding wildly. Oh, God! How can there be such a dashing, elegant man in this world?
The man who entered the premises under the bright lights had a cold and noble bearing. Dressed in a fitted suit, he emanated a stern yet intimidating aura that made it obvious he was someone with a high and mighty position.
Erica’s heart nearly jumped out of her chest. He’s so handsome and sexy!
Elliot’s gaze swept across the signboard and he saw that the banquet of Tillman Construction was held on the third floor. He then entered the elevator together with Rey and pressed on the button to the third floor.