Chapter 239 We Need to Talk

However, Hayley had only warned Anastasia to stay away from Elliot.

Anastasia was more than happy to oblige, but Elliot simply wouldn’t leave her alone. As things were, she was at her wits’ end trying to shake him off.

Initially, she thought it was a brilliant plan to have a fling with another man so that Elliot would see that she was taken and back off, but having heard his very ominous warning just now, she was starting to have second thoughts. If Elliot made good on his threats and decided to go berserk, the men whom she had taken advantage of for the sake of a tactical fling would become sacrificial lambs.

At that moment, her phone chimed with a new message. She picked it up and saw that it was a text from Alex which read, ‘Miss Tillman, will you be dropping by the company to see how things are anytime soon?’

It was only upon reading this that she remembered she had promised Francis to drop by the company and check things out. A while had passed since then, yet she still had not gotten around to it.

‘How about this Saturday? I’ll try to clear my schedule.’

better; we don’t work on

right. Well, Friday it is. I’ll see you at my dad’s

Miss Tillman. I’ll see you

ended, Anastasia suddenly recalled the matter of Francis’ company getting acquired. She wondered how that

when she heard the sound of keys turning outside the door. Jared had returned from his evening stroll, and his little face was

Anastasia said. It was already 9.40PM, and it was a school day tomorrow. She stood up from the couch

to look

Anastasia didn’t think he would actually choke on water. She hurried up to him and asked out of concern, “Are you

as unpredictable as the June weather. She had been fine moments ago when he and Jared left for

Jared a bath while I catch my breath here,” he said in clipped tones as he walked away with the drinking glass in hand. Then, he

gave him an incredulous look, but she proceeded to

minutes later, the little guy was dressed in pajamas, and he padded over to where Elliot was on the couch. Anastasia, on the other hand, was bringing in the laundry from the balcony when she saw this scene, and even she had to admit that Jared and Elliot shared a

were not biologically related. Unfortunately for Jared, his father was a douchebag through and

time for bed now, Jared. I need to talk to Mr. Presgrave

his large doe-eyes at her and

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