My Baby’s Daddy

Chapter 530
Having lost her mother, Erica could only rely on Alex.
“Erica, Anastasia is checking the company’s finances. I have a few external funds that I’m afraid might get found out. Can you help me when that happens?”
“Y-You embezzled the company’s money?”
“About three million.” Alex wasn’t afraid to admit it. Erica had to depend on him now, anyway.
“What? How could you…” Erica wanted to scold him, but she could only bite back her words when it occurred to her that he was now her husband. “How can I help you?”
“Anastasia is now in control of the company’s finances, so she’ll definitely find out about it. When that happens, just say that you had me divert the money to your bank account for your personal use back then. You’re Francis’ daughter and her younger sister. As long as you claim to be the one who spent the money, nothing will happen.” Alex asked her to take the blame.
Erica said reluctantly, “Okay then.”

Having finished his speech, Alex asked, “Do you know what Anastasia is up to?” Then, he told her about the danger. “She had Elliot steal our clients to cause breaks in Tillman Constructions’ funding chain. She wants to force the company into declaring bankruptcy.”
“What? She wants to make my dad’s company go bankrupt?” Erica was exasperated. “Is she nuts?!”
“As long as Tillman Constructions faces bankruptcy, it’ll undergo liquidation by the bank. When that happens, every shareholder of the company will be burdened with its debts. At that point, we’ll be weighed down by massive debts and be finished for life.”
Upon hearing this, Erica instantly went weak at the knees. She just wanted to get some money from the company, but she never wanted to become saddled with debts. “But Anastasia herself owns 30 percent of the company’s shares!” Is she stupid? she thought to herself.
“Who cares if she gets into debt? She’s got Elliot backing her up. The debts will be massive for us, though. If we can’t pay them off, we’re gonna go to jail.” Alex intentionally aroused Erica’s fear since this was the only way to drive her into action.
And sure enough, her eyes blazed with immense hatred at his words. She uttered between clenched teeth, “If she dares to make Tillman Constructions go bankrupt, I’m not gonna let her off.”
“Erica, now that we’ve lost a few clients, our company is in danger. Hurry and beg her to persuade Elliot to stop,” Alex suggested.
Erica wanted to visit Francis early tomorrow morning. She couldn’t be too heartless. After all, she was now still his daughter and would remain so for life. I’m Francis’ second daughter as long as the secret of my parentage isn’t found out.
It was night. Anastasia’s heart ached in silence as she sat before Francis’ bed and looked at the grayish hair on his temples. The good news was that his vital signs were stable, with no signs of
sequelae. However, it was unknown whether he could regain consciousness. The doctor said he might come round all of a sudden or remain comatose like this, so all she could do was wait patiently.
It was already about 11:00 PM when she finally left his bedside. Tired, she went back to the room, only to see the man working on the sofa. He had a laptop placed on his lap and was tapping away at the keyboard with his slender fingers.
Anastasia was startled. Dressed in a black turtleneck sweater, the man seemed stony and yet charming under the light with a serious expression.