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“Can’t you talk to me in a friendlier way?” asked Elliot in frustration.
“Don’t you know that it is common courtesy to respect others first for them to respect you?” Anastasia mocked. After all, someone who forcefully kissed and took advantage of her wasn’t worthy of her respect.
After staying silent for a few seconds, Elliot replied, “Okay, I’ll keep that in mind.”
Anastasia hung up the phone after that, leaving Elliot stunned. He had always been the first one to end their calls, so he didn’t expect her to hang up first.
At 2.00PM, Hayley booked a whole team of professional makeup artists and stylists to prepare her for dinner. Although it was just a meal with Elliot, she had to make sure she looked presentable. She wanted to wear the prettiest makeup and the most beautiful dress, and every detail had to be perfectly refined.
Not only that, Hayley wanted to brag in front of Anastasia and let her know that she was having dinner with Elliot!
Since there were not many chances for Hayley to show off, she wanted to grab this opportunity.
At around 4.00PM, Hayley arrived at Bourgeois. She purposely went to Anastasia’s office, attracting all the eyes of the other staff in the process.
Goodness! Isn’t that President Presgrave’s real girlfriend?
Is she here for Anastasia? Is this a meeting between love rivals? Will they start a fight?
Just as Anastasia packed her bag and was about to pick up her son, Grace suddenly barged in and stammered, “A-Anastasia… P-President Presgrave’s girlfriend is here.”
Anastasia looked up to find Hayley walking up behind Grace with a cold face. Just then, Hayley shot a glare at the assistant and flaunted her status. “Get out,” she said with a plain snort.
Grace stuck her tongue out in response and left. Meanwhile, Anastasia sneered to herself as she watched their interaction unfold. Who did Hayley think she was to order her assistant around?
“Please remember who you are, Hayley. This is Bourgeois, and the employees here are not maids you can order around as you please,” Anastasia warned with a quirked brow.
However, Hayley simply dismissed her as she sat down on the couch and crossed her legs. “Anastasia, why did you hit Erica?”
“This is between me and my family. You have no part in this.” Anastasia glanced coldly at her.
“What do you mean I have no part in this? Erica is my best friend, and it’s only right that I defend her. Just because your mother saved Elliot, don’t assume that you can use this debt to behave unruly, Anastasia. Served your mother’s cheap life right to die for Elliot.” Hayley attacked mercilessly.
Anastasia’s pupils shook with rage, for Hayley had crossed the line. Anybody could talk sh*t about her, but nobody was allowed to do that to her loved ones.
“You’d better shut your mouth, Hayley. Otherwise, I’ll skin you alive.” Anastasia shot right up, beyond furious.
It was a pity that Hayley had indeed come to anger Anastasia. After all, she knew that Amelia was Anastasia’s taboo. “Some people are destined to live a short life, and your mother was one of them.”
Hayley was practically digging her heart out! With that, Anastasia came out from behind her desk. Sometimes, a hand was more useful than words.
“Get out. Get the hell out!” Anastasia roared as she threw the cup on her table at Hayley, who dodged reflexively. “How dare you throw things at me, Anastasia!” Hayley yelled, evidently pissed off by this.
“If you stay a second longer, I will even kill you,” said Anastasia as she growled.
However, Hayley blurted, “If you dare kill me, who’s going to look after your son? His gigolo of a father?”
Hayley’s words took Anastasia aback, and she glared daggers at Hayley. She was so livid that she choked on her words.
On the other hand, Hayley sneered as though she suddenly had leverage over Anastasia. “Oh, that reminds me! I think I still remember his name and face. Why don’t I help your son find his father? The guy should know that he has a son after that night, don’t you think so?!”
Hayley’s words were like a vortex that sucked out all of Anastasia’s strength in one second. “I dare you, Hayley.” Anastasia looked at the woman while gritting her teeth.
“What? Are you scared now, Anastasia? Are you afraid that your baby boy will be taken away from you? In that case, you’d better not give me your attitude. I have a date with Elliot tonight, and I will give you a piece of my mind if you pour water on me.”
Anastasia suddenly felt a pang in her heart. She then looked at Hayley, who was all dolled up. She’s seeing Elliot tonight, huh?
No wonder he said he isn’t available. He has a date with Hayley.
“We’ll stay out of each other’s business from now on, Hayley. I can overlook what you did to me back then, but don’t cause me any more trouble. Otherwise, I swear I’ll fight you to the death,” Anastasia warned.
“Oh, have you forgiven me? You’d better thank me too; how would you have had your son if it weren’t for me?”
Hayley’s shameless behavior made Anastasia close her eyes and suppress her desire to kill this woman. A moment later, she looked coldly at Hayley. “Stop bugging me, or I won’t play nice anymore.”
Hayley suddenly turned cold as well. “Alright. As long as you leave Elliot, I promise I won’t ask that gigolo to come to you. However, if you continue to pester Elliot, I’ll make sure your son meets his gigolo of a father. When that time comes, you’d better pray that he doesn’t take your son away.”
“I’ll call the police right away if he dares to show himself. Have you forgotten that you’re also responsible for what happened back then?” Anastasia wasn’t going down with a fight either, and she didn’t want Hayley to think she was an easy target.
After all, people like Hayley would only continue to bully if they knew their victim was a weakling.
Anastasia’s threat worked, for Hayley began panicking. After all, she was only intimidating Anastasia, and there wasn’t any gigolo at all—the real father of her child was Elliot!
“Alright, it’s a deal. You stay away from Elliot, and I won’t tell anyone what happened back then. Otherwise, your son will know how he came to be. Even if you call the police and have the gigolo arrested, he is still your son’s father, and he’ll have a gigolo of a father who even served time in prison. Haha…” Hayley couldn’t help cackling as she spoke. “What a joke!”
“Get the hell out of here!” Anastasia roared.
“Fine. It’s almost time for my date with Elliot anyway. You’d better not bother us tonight, and I dare you to ruin our night with work. We will be very busy the entire night, after all. I’m sure you know just how good of a stamina Elliot has.” Hayley deliberately lied to disgust Anastasia, and she succeeded. With that, she headed out with a smug face.
Inside the office, Anastasia slumped back on her chair weakly. Her body trembled involuntarily as all sorts of emotions stirred within her, and she felt absolutely awful.
Hayley knew her best, and that woman knew precisely where to strike. After all, her mother and son were the people she loved most. Elliot, on the other hand, wasn’t somebody to her, yet it still did some damage.
She thought he was a b*stard for dating Hayley while kissing her with the same pair of lips that he had used to kiss the other woman.
She could even picture what this man and Hayley would be doing in bed; just imagining it had already suffocated her.
With that, Anastasia decided she would stay far away from Elliot; she would never allow him to make a move on her ever again.
Meanwhile, just as Hayley returned home in a rush, she got a call from Daniel. Alas, she had her hopes up for nothing, for she thought Elliot would pick her up himself!