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Anastasia set an alarm clock for 7.30AM, and she rubbed her half-opened eyes while getting out of bed when the sun came up. After washing her face with some water, she brought her bag down. She didn’t want to trouble Elliot anymore, so she decided to leave on her own.
When she stepped out of the villa, she was too dumbfounded to move for a moment. The residence was located on top of a hill, and it was nearly a 4-mile-walk for her to reach the foot of the hill. She would have to walk for one hour!
Right when she decided to start her long trip down the hill, she heard the metal doors opening behind her, and a black car slowly made its way out of the house. Since when did he wake up? Anastasia was stunned when Elliot rolled the window down. “Get in,” he uttered without looking at her.
Anastasia didn’t want to get in the car when she sensed the icy, arrogant aura he gave off. However, when she thought about the one-hour walk down the hill, she bit her lip and forced herself to get in the car. His car sped down the hill, and she felt as if her heart were about to leap out of her chest. Does he think he’s steering a plane?
When they got to the main road at the bottom of the hill, Anastasia tried to stop the man. “You can drop me here, President Presgrave.” However, the man didn’t stop driving—he continued on the road that led them to her house. She could tell that he intended to send her home, so she had no choice but to remain in the car.
When they got to her housing area, she thanked him politely before getting out of the car and walking toward the entrance of her residential unit. She had just gotten to her front door when she bumped into her father and son, walking hand-in-hand. Jared was neatly dressed in his school uniform, and the young kid was pleased to see her home. “You’re back, Mommy!”
Francis noticed how sleepy she looked. “You can stay home and get some rest. I’ll send Jared to school,” he offered.
“Okay. Sorry for troubling you, Dad.” Anastasia patted her son on his head. “Be good at school, okay?”
“I’m always good, Mommy.” Jared nodded thoughtfully before he held onto his grandfather’s hand and skipped his way to the elevator. Jared was happy to spend time with his grandfather as it wasn’t something he could do every day.
After Anastasia got home, she felt all the tension leaving her body. She flung herself onto the couch before texting Felicia to ask for the first half of her day off. She decided that she would get some rest before going into the office in the afternoon.
It was 11.00AM when a phone call woke her up from her nap. “Hello?” she replied in a muffled voice.
“Are you not feeling well, Anastasia?” Nigel asked worriedly.
“I’m fine.”
“Why aren’t you at the office, then?” he asked.
“I took half a day off, so I’m at home now. Is anything the matter?” she asked.
“I’ll talk to you in the afternoon then. You should get some rest. I have a mystery gift waiting for you,” he uttered in a mysterious tone. After she ended the call, she checked to see that it was nearing 11.30AM. So, she hurried off to take a shower before cooking herself some instant noodles for lunch.
Anastasia arrived at the office at 2.00PM. She saw her trophy on the shelf when she walked past the hall of her department. For some reason, she still felt like the trophy didn’t belong to her. Did Elliot pull some strings to get me this? He’s the only one who knows the truth, and I can’t do anything if he doesn’t want to admit to anything.
A while after she arrived in the office, someone came over and asked for her. A few staff members of some high-end company that tailor-made evening gowns for their clients were there to see her. They had prepared three different dresses for Anastasia to try on. So, this is the mystery gift that Nigel was talking about earlier, huh? She didn’t know what to feel about it.
It was true that Anastasia didn’t have the right formal outfit for such dinner parties, so she decided to accept Nigel’s offer. She picked a classy-looking gray gown made of silk. It didn’t look too flashy nor too simple—it fit what she was looking for. “Hello. Can I know the price of this dress?” she asked one of the staff members.
“Oh! It was not too expensive. It costs about 10,000,” the person replied. She narrowed her eyes when she heard the answer. Is it really that cheap? This silk looks really expensive!
After the staff members left her office, the three of them let out a long sigh as they got into the elevator. This lady’s boyfriend loves her so much! He forced us to say that this dress is worth 10,000 when it’s actually worth 1 million. Is he afraid that she wouldn’t accept his gift otherwise?
Soon enough, Anastasia received a call from Nigel to check if she had taken the evening gown. “Thank you for preparing this outfit for me, Nigel. That was really thoughtful of you,” she uttered.
“It’s no worries at all. This is my grandmother’s dinner party, so I hope that you enjoy it as well. Also, I’m looking for a place in the building opposite your office. My new office will be located there if everything goes as planned,” he uttered.
Anastasia immediately got up to stare out of her window. There was a new building that had only been completed a while ago. “You can do whatever you want since you’re rich,” she replied in a playful tone.
“Okay. I’ll see you at dinner tomorrow night. I can’t wait to see how stunning you look in your dress.” Nigel sounded like he was busy with other things. “Okay! You go on with your work, then!” Anastasia didn’t want to bother him, and she was busy with her own duties as well.
Meanwhile, Nigel stepped out of the building opposite Anastasia’s office after he ended the call. He took a look at his wristwatch before he realized that there was one more thing he had yet to do.
He immediately hurried over to the most high-end mall in the city center. This was the only mall that sold all of the international jewelry brands, and he wanted to pick a diamond ring that fitted his taste. He was going to use it for his proposal.
Elliot arrived at Presgrave Group for work that morning. He stood in front of his large window, dressed in a simple white shirt and straight-fitting slacks. His aura fit his role as the leader of a company. Right then, Daniel knocked on the door before greeting Elliot politely. “I’ve arranged your dinner with the president of Benson Corporation,” Daniel said.
“Okay!” Elliot nodded. Then, Daniel lowered his gaze for a while. He didn’t dare to look Elliot in the eye after what he had done with Hayley that night. Although Daniel hadn’t done it voluntarily, he still felt bad when he thought about Hayley and Elliot’s relationship.