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How nice would it be to sleep with President Presgrave? This was the inner voice of most female staff.
I’m so envious that Elliot Presgrave gets to have Anastasia Tillman! Meanwhile, this was the inner voice of most male staff.
Anastasia sat in her office with a headache, and all of her inspiration had dissipated by then. Even more so, her mind was filled with the kiss that happened on the streets earlier. Was Elliot just repaying her kindness, or did he really like her?
Back at Tillman Residence, Erica was staring at her swollen face in the mirror as she gnashed her teeth in anger. Anastasia merely wanted to ruin her face! If it weren’t for her luck, Erica might have suffered a huge cut on her face.
“I won’t let you off so easily, Anastasia! I will make you pay back double for today’s humiliation,” hissed Erica. Once she was done scolding Anastasia, she picked up her phone and dialed Hayley’s number.
“Hello, Erica.” Hayley was as friendly as ever.
“Do you know what I went through today, Hayley? My face was almost ruined by Anastasia.”
Hayley was extremely surprised when she heard that. She hurriedly asked, “What happened between the both of you?”
“Let’s not mention it.” While Erica said not to mention it, she proceeded to explain the entire incident. However, she didn’t mention that she only went to work at Bourgeois because of Elliot. Instead, she simply said that she needed a job.
“What? You went to Bourgeois to work for two days?” Hayley was shocked, but she was even more relieved that she hadn’t gone to the atelier for the past two days.
“I just wanted to gain some experience there, but I didn’t expect Anastasia to treat me like an eyesore. Not only did she ruin my face, she even took the chance to fire me,” said Erica as she huffed in exasperation. At the same time, she smiled proudly while uttering, “Of course, I didn’t let her have it all. I told the whole company that she worked as a hostess and entertained customers in a club, and she even got laid by a host five years ago. The whole company is treating her like a joke now!”
However, Hayley was anxious to hear that, so she inquired tentatively, “Do you remember what the host looked like? What about his stage name?”
“Weren’t you the one who arranged it? How would I know? Anyway, you should have selected an ugly host for her in the first place. That way, she’d be disgusted to death. Why did you even get her a host? What a waste of money.” Erica had been partying like a wild animal that night, and it was Hayley’s idea all along. She was just watching the fun.
Hayley heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that. She figured that the heavens had helped Anastasia out that fateful night five years ago. She assumed that the host had run away with the 2,000 he received from Hayley when he saw another man in the private room. As for why Elliot had shown up in the private room she booked, she guessed he had probably been drunk and entered the wrong room.
What a bummer! Anastasia slept with Elliot and even gave birth to his son. Hayley desperately wished that she had been in Anastasia’s position that night.
“Hayley, what have you been up to these days? We haven’t gone shopping in a long time,” Erica complained.
“When your face heals, I’ll treat you to a nice meal.” Hayley had to maintain her relationship with Erica. Who knew she might be of use to Hayley one day?
“Okay! I’ll wait for your call.” Erica was a simple-minded person. Since she had her mother’s protection, she wasn’t a schemeful woman. However, just like her mother, she was not a kind person either.
Hayley, who was in her luxurious mansion, put down her phone. At that moment, her mind was already full of schemes. How much would Elliot despise Anastasia after knowing that she worked as a hostess before?
She couldn’t help but call May in hopes of knowing how much Anastasia would be judged, but she didn’t expect to hear that Elliot fired three employees because of that woman! All of a sudden, she nearly choked on her anger.
“What?! Elliot fired Erica on the spot?!” Hayley couldn’t believe that Erica met Elliot without telling her about it.
“That’s right! Two nosy staff who gossiped about Anastasia were also fired on the same day. You’d better be careful, Hayley. Anastasia is a cunning woman! She managed to enchant President Presgrave with her tactics!”
Although Hayley knew that May cared for her sincerely, her words sounded extremely harsh to the former.
“President Presgrave just left my place last night! I’m the only woman sleeping with him every night, so don’t worry about it!” Hayley couldn’t help but lie and create a false impression that she and Elliot were very much in love with each other.
Fortunately, May believed every word she said. The latter thought that she was Elliot’s real girlfriend while Anastasia was just a shameless mistress.
After hanging up the phone, Hayley was so enraged that she threw her pillow away. “Anastasia Tillman… Why are you still haunting me? Why do you have to circle around Elliot all the time? I must ruin your reputation and make your life miserable!”
Meanwhile, in the office of Presgrave Group, Elliot came back to settle some work. As he sat in front of his desk, there was a pile of documents waiting to be signed. Yet, he was daydreaming.
At that moment, he was extremely eager to find out what had happened to Anastasia back then. He wanted to know the b*stard who slept with her so that he could figure out how to help her in any way possible.
As long as Anastasia opened her mouth, he would definitely find that jerk and make him pay for his actions.
Suddenly, Elliot thought of someone—Hayley knew exactly what happened to Anastasia back then, so he could perhaps fish some information out of her.
Elliot also realized that after he met Anastasia, he no longer thought about Hayley anymore. He had only given Hayley material compensation, but it still struck him how Hayley didn’t appear as much in his thoughts anymore.
He used to recall the night five years ago when poor Hayley was bawling in front of him. When he thought about how bad of a scar he had left on her, he blamed himself for it. Now that Hayley accepted his material compensation while he did everything in his power to satisfy her current situation, he could finally put down the stone in his heart.
With that, Elliot made a call to Hayley.
“Hello, Elliot! Is that you?” Hayley sounded enthusiastic on the other end.
“Yes, it’s me. Are you free tonight? I’ll treat you to a meal.”
“Sure! I’m free. Should I come and meet you?”
“I’ll give you a call later.”
“Okay. I’ve missed you so much, Elliot.” Hayley grabbed the opportunity to confess her feelings.
“Okay, see you tonight.” With that, Elliot hung up the phone. He was aware of Hayley’s admiration for him, but he couldn’t accept her feelings. All he felt for her was guilt, and there was nothing more.
Then, Elliot made a call to Anastasia. It took her a while to pick up the phone. “Hello, do you need help with anything?”
Anastasia sounded as cold as ice. Although she knew that Elliot was calling her, she still sounded business-like.
Meanwhile, the man furrowed his sharp brows upon hearing her answer. Indeed, Anastasia knew how to grab every chance to provoke him with her words.
“I have something going on tonight, so I won’t be eating at your place,” uttered Elliot in a low voice.
This time, Anastasia sounded a little happier. “Okay, sure.”