Chapter 162 – Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel

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Anastasia thought that he was out of his mind. As she folded her arms in front of her chest, she leaned back in her chair and asked, “Which part of my past do I have to confess to you?”

Elliot’s expression changed slightly. He wanted her to leave the past behind and walk out of the dark; only then could she face the future positively, accept him, and be with him. He had to help her out of her misery.

He didn’t care about her past actions or whether she used to have any relationships with other men, for he was willing to brush everything off. To him, all that mattered was their future together.

“I heard that you worked as a hostess five years ago to fund your studies abroad, and you always went in and out of the club to serve customers. I also heard that you had Jared around that time, am I correct? You even got kicked out of the house by your father. Are all of these true?” Elliot questioned in one go.

Anastasia’s mind buzzed continuously. Other than Erica, who else would possibly make up such a cruel story?

Anastasia’s face darkened before she slammed the desk with both hands. This startled Elliot, and he looked at her with a shocked expression, not knowing what had gotten into her.

“Erica Tillman, you little b*tch!” Anastasia rarely cursed, but at this moment, she didn’t bother to be polite anymore. She just wanted to give Erica a good scolding.

Meanwhile, Elliot’s eyes widened as he watched her.

Anastasia got up and left through the door, leaving a puzzled Elliot standing there by himself.

Once the elevator arrived on the first floor, Anastasia made her way to the front desk while exuding an intimidating aura. Erica was playing with her phone, but when she saw Anastasia walking over, she got up guiltily. By the time Anastasia was right in front of her, Erica wrapped her arms around her head and warned, “Go on if you dare to hit me! I’ll tell Dad about it!”

“Erica Tillman, I’m giving you two choices. One, leave the company and go home. Two, take full responsibility for your words and let me slap you in the face!”

“Are you afraid that I’ll expose you? Isn’t it true that you got laid by a host five years ago?!” Erica shouted.

Anastasia’s face instantly turned pale. Then, she picked up a folder on the desk and threw it at Erica’s face.

“Ah…” It hurt so bad that Erica cried out in pain. The sharp corner of the folder scratched her face, leaving an obvious scar.

“Ouch! My face! My face…” Erica cherished her face dearly. Even though blood wasn’t oozing out of the scratch, she felt devastated.

When Elliot came out of the elevator, he realized he was too late; Anastasia was already teaching Erica a lesson.

“Stop it, Anastasia,” ordered Elliot in a low voice. The woman needed to be disciplined sometimes, and Elliot feared that she would ruin her own reputation by going too far.

The other ladies at the front desk had been watching the fun, but once they saw the president, they shivered and quickly retreated to the back.

Nonetheless, Anastasia ignored the man as he came to persuade her. She stared at Erica and said, “Do you swear that every insult you’ve spread about me is real?”

“Yes, I swear!” Erica yelled.

“Alright, go on and swear that every word you’ve said is true. If there’s even one fabricated lie, you’ll be hit by a car once you exit the building!” Anastasia was so furious that she couldn’t behave rationally anymore.

“I… I…” Erica dared not do so. Just like everyone else, she was afraid of karma. What if the heavens punished her for this?

Upon hearing that, Elliot stared at Erica coldly. When he saw that she stuttered for a long time and didn’t dare to swear on her life, he realized that she must have made up those stories about Anastasia.

“You don’t dare to swear on your life, do you?!”

“You ruined my face! I’m going to tell Mom and Dad!” Erica instantly held onto this matter. After all, her face was still burning from the scratch just now!

“Erica Tillman, just resign on your own and head to the HR department right now. We don’t need people who talk nonsense in the company.” Elliot’s cold gaze swept across Erica.

The woman shuddered in response. She glanced at the handsome man in front of her as she couldn’t believe that he had fired her on the spot.

That b*tch, Anastasia Tillman!

Erica scolded in her heart. She was going to seek revenge on her one day!

After grabbing her bag, she stomped out of the lobby while feeling aggrieved. She didn’t even bother going through her resignation process with the HR department.

Anastasia was like a fiery rose with thorns all over her body. When her gaze swept across the other ladies at the front desk, they quivered in panic and fear. After all, they were afraid that they would get involved too. What if Elliot decided to fire them all?

“Miss Tillman, we didn’t talk bad about you…”

“That’s right. Erica was the only one who spread the rumors. We…”

Of course, Anastasia knew that they were also involved in disseminating such rumors. However, since it was all Erica’s fault, she didn’t want to say anything more. Instead, she turned on her heels and left the building because she needed some time alone.

Elliot squinted his eyes and immediately followed her out of the building, fearing that she would do something unthinkable as she wasn’t in her right mind.

Indeed, Anastasia wasn’t completely herself. She raised her head to look at the green pedestrian light across her, but just as she stepped onto the pedestrian crossing, the lights instantly turned red.

Fortunately, a strong arm gripped her and pulled her back to the side of the road. A frustrated and angry voice sounded beside her ears as Elliot yelled, “Are you trying to die?!”

In response, she looked up at the man while mocking herself, “Didn’t you believe their nonsense too? I worked as a hostess and have entertained many men. I’m a filthy woman, so don’t touch me if you don’t want to dirty your hands.”

Elliot held both her thin shoulders while narrowing his eyes. Even though he knew that she was just saying that out of anger, he was enraged upon hearing those words. He then scolded, “You’re not allowed to give up on yourself!”

All of a sudden, Anastasia was spewing nonsense in front of him. Her clear and round eyes widened as she uttered seriously, “I am filthy. Other men have touched me, so just go on and judge me however you want to! I…”

Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a large palm holding the back of her head. Another hand was clutching her waist, and the person’s minty lips covered her own.

Elliot kissed her.

They were currently standing beside the road full of traffic where people came and went. With that, Elliot forced Anastasia into a kiss.

Blood gushed into her brain as a shade of crimson crept up her cheeks, and Anastasia froze because of his actions.

All she felt was the hot kiss that Elliot left on her lips. In order to show her that he wasn’t going to look down on her, he dived in for a long and desperate kiss.

Anastasia’s mind went blank as she let him take control of her.

When Elliot let go of her, he pressed his forehead against hers and uttered in a low and hoarse voice, “Listen up, Anastasia. I don’t despise you, so you can’t despise me too. I don’t care about your past; I just want to be in your future.”

At that moment, Anastasia was blushing uncontrollably. She shoved him away in anger and glared at him. Was he insane?!

They were at the entrance of the company. If anyone saw them, she would never be able to clear up this misunderstanding.

“I’m warning you, Elliot…” Anastasia suddenly threatened.

“You’d better not touch me, or else…”

“You’ll marry me,” Elliot smirked, finishing her sentence on behalf of Anastasia.

The woman stared at him, dumbfounded. She couldn’t think of any words to refute him for a while, so she turned around and headed toward another commercial street.

This time, Elliot didn’t chase after her anymore. He had calmed down by then, and he believed that she wouldn’t have any thoughts of suicide anymore. After all, she loved her son far too much to do that.

On the other hand, Anastasia sat down in a cafe with her face flushed.

No one saw us earlier, right?

She was silently praying that no one had seen them kiss. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to work in the office anymore.

Elliot always took advantage of her regardless of the occasion, and he was a terrible person for that.

When her cup of iced coffee was served, Anastasia took a small sip. They were currently going through late Autumn in November, so a cup of iced coffee was enough to calm her nerves down. Her sudden outburst of anger earlier was due to the accumulation of resentment she had toward Erica since she was a child, and she couldn’t take it any longer.

Now that she thought about it, she didn’t have to be upset. After all, she was only hurting herself.

Her phone rang at that moment, notifying Anastasia of a call from her father. She never expected to hurt Erica with the folder she had thrown at her.

“Hi, Dad.” Anastasia picked up the call.

“What happened to you and Erica, Anastasia? Did you two fight?” Francis inquired in an accusing tone.

“Yes, and I accidentally injured her,” Anastasia apologized.

At that moment, Naomi’s angry voice sounded from the other end as she spoke. “Anastasia Tillman! Are you trying to ruin my daughter? Are you happy now that her face is scratched?!”

When she heard that, Anastasia furrowed her brows. Was her dad at home?

“You’ve always bullied my daughter, Erica! Why does she have such a hard life? She hasn’t even been at work for two days, yet you’ve already hurt her! Don’t cross the line, Anastasia.” Naomi sounded exasperated.

A speechless Anastasia rolled her eyes. Naomi was acting like the guilty party who was filing the suit and pretending to be pitiful.

“You should ask your daughter how she slandered me at work first,” Anastasia retorted without backing down.

“It isn’t like you don’t know Erica’s temper. She’s just straightforward and likes to be nosy sometimes. That doesn’t give you the right to dismiss her from her job and hurt her. If the scratch leaves a scar on her face, I’m never going to forgive you,” said Naomi as she huffed, not forgetting to justify her daughter’s actions.

“Alright, that’s enough. Their fight isn’t that serious,” Francis reassured Naomi as the woman sobbed.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll be hanging up. Goodbye, Dad.” Anastasia had had enough of Naomi. She was pretending to be pitiful in front of her dad, and she wanted to let Anastasia know her place in Francis’ heart.

Back at the office, Elliot suppressed the gossip about Anastasia and fired three employees. In just one day, he had fired Anastasia’s step-sister as well as two other female staff. His actions made the other staff panic, and no one dared to talk bad about Anastasia anymore.

When the woman returned to the office, no one dared to utter a word in front of her, but curious eyes were still locked on her behind Anastasia’s back.

Seeing how President Presgrave had defended her, was she really in a relationship with him?

After today’s incident, that rumor seemed to have become reality.

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