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After picking Hayley up, Daniel snuck a few peeks at her, not daring to look her straight in the eye. It was only reasonable that he was somewhat fearful of her after what had happened last time. Then again, he felt truly bad for the woman after making out with her.
He felt bad that she couldn’t do anything but only hope that President Presgrave would visit her in this lavish mansion like she was a caged bird unwilling to be free, waiting for its owner to show it some love.
“Daniel, am I pretty?” Hayley asked out of the blue.
Daniel was somewhat jumpy within, for he was genuinely afraid whenever she called him ‘Daniel’ in such a coquettish tone.
“You look stunning, Miss Seymour,” he praised.
“Do you think President Presgrave will like me?”
“Yeah… he definitely will.” Daniel knew he had to lie. He worked closely with Elliot, and he could tell that the president fancied the designer working in Bourgeois and not Hayley.
Though it was a lie, it brightened up Hayley’s mood. With that, she took her compact mirror out to retouch her makeup, pleased with how she looked that night. In fact, she hoped Elliot that would take her back to his place so that she could become the woman who drove his loneliness away.
Meanwhile, the car continued its journey to the high-end restaurant.
By the time Hayley arrived, Elliot was already waiting inside the private room. The moment she opened the door, her heart pounded wildly, for he’d be able to capture all of her attention and have her lose herself whenever she saw him.
“Elliot,” Hayley called out affectionately as she sat across from him.
Elliot dipped his head in response. Then, he asked a server to come in to take their order. Since he was a gentleman, he let Hayley decide what they were going to eat that night, and like a fish craving for water, she viewed Elliot’s every bit of gentlemanliness as his love for her.
She believed Elliot surely had feelings for her. Unfortunately, the vamp named Anastasia had lured him away.
“I’ve finished ordering our dishes, Elliot. Why don’t you see if there’s anything you’d like to order?”
“I’m good. Just bring the dishes over!” Elliot hadn’t come to eat. Instead, he was here to find out what he could about Anastasia from Hayley.
The air grew silent for a while, and Hayley fidgeted around nervously for some time. She tried to get Elliot’s attention, but he would either look out the window or stare at the table, looking preoccupied.
At last, she had no choice but to speak up in a coquettish voice. “Elliot, let’s talk about something!” she said.
“I do have something to ask you, Hayley,” said Elliot as he looked up at her. “I hope you can tell me the truth.”
Hayley nodded immediately, feeling joyful. “Sure, I’ll tell you everything you want to know.”
“Hayley, you were friends with Anastasia growing up. I want to know how she lost her chastity and who was the guy who defiled her,” Elliot asked as he stared gravely at her.
Hayley’s smile frozen upon hearing his question. With that, she pursed her lips and let out a murky breath. “That’s… what you want to know?”
“Please tell me about it, Hayley.” It was evident Elliot wasn’t going to take no for an answer.
Hayley didn’t know what to do. The man sitting across from her had no clue that he was the one who defiled Anastasia back then. Of course, she wouldn’t let Elliot shoulder such an offense. She took a deep breath at that, for she had long been mentally prepared for this day to come.
“Poor Anastasia. That night traumatized me as well since it only happened because she came to save me. If I hadn’t phoned her, she wouldn’t have gone into that room, and she wouldn’t have encountered that psycho. Even when Anastasia wrongly accused me of what happened, I still admitted that everything was my fault.”
“What did she wrongly accuse you of?” Elliot frowned.
When Hayley looked up, her eyes were red-rimmed and filled with remorse. Then, she drew a deep breath. “I know no one can accept such an experience happening to them. Anastasia is a strong woman, but still, she has lost her virginity. She hates me. She said I had purposely arranged for that man to be in there, and I created the tragedy that befell her. I accept all her accusations since I do deserve to be d*mned. In fact, I shouldn’t have asked her to come at all. I was with some clients at that time, and they were being handsy, so I asked Anastasia to come and save me. However, I didn’t expect her to go to the wrong room and fall into that man’s…” Hayley closed her eyes at that, and beads of tears fell the next second.
Elliot’s heart grew incredibly heavy as well. Was this how everything went down for Anastasia?
Coldness glazed his eyes as he asked, “In that case, do you remember where it all happened?”
“That’s the one thing I don’t want living in my head. I only know that it was in a small nightclub, and I can’t remember the name anymore. I’ve been trying to forget about this, but… I can never forget how Anastasia looked when she came out disheveled.” She wouldn’t stop emphasizing how horribly Anastasia had been defiled back then, for she believed Elliot would definitely mind it. Surely, someone as outstanding and noble as him must have some sort of OCD. Hence, he wouldn’t touch Anastasia ever again!
However, she bit her lower lip in anger when she saw the popping veins on his clenched fists that were on the table. Was Elliot feeling furious for Anastasia?
Nevertheless, she continued to let her tears fall, acting like she was a victim as much as Anastasia was. “I also think I deserve to be d*mned for letting her suffer such a traumatic experience. However, what I don’t understand is why Anastasia still gave birth to his child when she loathed that night so much.”
Flabbergasted, Elliot exclaimed without thinking, “Are you saying that the man back then is Jared’s father?!”
Hayley nodded at that. “I guess so. Do you think Anastasia is able to accept other men when something like that has happened to her? I’m sure she finds all men repulsive.”
With that, Elliot fell into deep thought. It seems like Jared is that b*stard’s son…
“Elliot, I know you care about Anastasia because her mother sacrificed her life to save you. It’s only right that you look after her.”
Elliot didn’t recall telling Hayley about this, but then again, seeing how close she and Anastasia used to be when growing up, it wouldn’t be surprising for her to learn about it.
“I am indeed racked with guilt for her family. In that case, do you know why Anastasia still conceived the child?” Elliot couldn’t figure out Anastasia’s reason for doing so as well. Nonetheless, given how adorable the boy was, he was happy that Jared had come into this world.
“I don’t know. Knowing Anastasia, she’s a headstrong woman. Her father even chased her out back then because of this. He thought she had brought disgrace to their family and had shown him up. As for why she conceived the child, she probably had no other choice. I worry about how the child should face a father who defiled his mother, though. Poor kid! Anastasia shouldn’t have kept him.” All in all, Hayley was trying to hint that Anastasia was nothing but selfish.
Elliot’s heart tightened when he heard Hayley’s words. So, she really was kicked out of her house, huh? Is that why she was abroad for five years?