Erica returned to the sofa, her mood made even worse by the man outside. She said to Mrs. Garner, “If you see that guy again in the future, just ignore him and shoo him away.”
“But he knows madam, Miss Erica. Could he be a friend of hers?”
“How could my mom possibly have such a poor friend? One can tell at a glance that he’s a beggar who came to my house to beg for money,” Erica swore unmannerly.
Having developed an air of superiority at this house, Mrs. Garner nodded in agreement. “That’s right. How could madam possibly be friends with such a person?”
Erica then dialed Alex’s number, upon which he answered the phone on the other end. “Hey, Erica.”
“Where are you?”
“I’m meeting a client.”
“When are you coming home?”
“I’ll be back in a while.”
‘Come back, then. I’m bored of being alone.” Erica was yearning for Alex to
come back to this home.
Unbeknownst to her, however, Alex was sitting in a cafe with Hayley in his arms at this very moment. Not only did she watch coquettishly as he answered the phone, but she even snuggled up to him somewhat purposely.
After hanging up the phone, Alex looked down at Hayley, ‘I have to go back to keep her company tonight.
Reluctant to part with him, Hayley held him in her arms. “I don’t want you to leave. I want you to sleep with me tonight.”
“Just be good and put up with it a little longer. Once I get the money from
Tillman Constructions, I’ll divorce her right away, Alex said, comforting her.
Only then did Hayley pout her lips.
“Okay.”
Anastasia didn’t go to her office today. Instead, she went to the Presgrave Residence in the afternoon to take Jared out to relax. They took a stroll in the park, with several bodyguards escorting them from behind to ensure their safety.
Jared seemed to know something, and a hint of grief sprang to his big eyes. “Mommy, when will Grandpa wake up?”
“Your grandpa is ill, so he needs some
time to wake up. Let’s wait for him a little
longer, okay?”
Jared blinked his eyes. Being a sensible child, he behaved himself very well at the Presgrave Residence. Elliot often took the boy with him to the Presgrave Group or to hang out at shopping malls.
“Jared, I’ll be busy these days.”
“It’s okay, Mommy. Just go ahead with your business. I’ll be good,” Jared replied sensibly. He was well taken care of at the Presgrave Residence, where Harriet treated him like her own great-grandson. He said mysteriously, “Mommy, I saw Mr. Presgrave’s photo album last time. Guess
“Do you look very much like him?”
“Yeah, that’s right! I’m the double of him. When I looked at the photos of him as a child, I felt like I was looking at myself
Anastasia gave an inward sigh. To think there’s such a coincidence, she thought.
After they finished taking a stroll in the park, the bodyguards took Jared back to the Presgrave Residence, whereas Anastasia returned to the hospital. As soon as she arrived downstairs, her cell phone rang. “Hello?” she said.
“Miss Tillman, we found that Alex had bought a small apartment with the misappropriated money,” reported
someone from the finance department.
“Alright. Note it down and keep looking into it,” Anastasia instructed.
As soon as she stepped into the lobby, she saw Elliot coming in with several doctors. She turned to see the man, who carried
himself with the grace of a leader. Like other women in the lobby, she stood aside and started to admire him.
Fixing Anastasia with deep, fathomless eyes, Elliot whispered something to an elder next to him before coming toward her.
Anastasia sized him up with her head slightly tilted to one side.
Elliot narrowed his eyes, asking, “What are you looking at?”
‘I find that you’re really quite handsome,” Anastasia praised.
Elliot was inwardly pleased by her words. Still, he asked somewhat sourly, “Only
now do you realize it?”
Anastasia couldn’t help but chuckle. “I’ve never seen the doctor just now before. Is he newly hired?”
‘Mm-hmm. They’re cardiac and neurology specialists specially hired from other hospitals in hopes of improving your dad’s condition.” Seizing the opportunity, Rey, who was standing beside them, said, “Miss Tillman, President Presgrave has gone to a lot of trouble to hire these specialists. He personally went to them and earnestly pleaded with them to come over.”
how much I look like him.”
