Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 412 Stay With Me for a Night

“Plastic surgery comes with its risks, and there isn’t a need for you to go to such lengths,” Elliot pointed out as he sat down on the couch across from Hayley. He couldn’t help finding it unsettling to see her looking like this.

“All I ever want is for you to love and notice me like how you do to Anastasia,” Hayley muttered demurely as she bit down on her lower lip.

He frowned at this. “You really didn’t have to get so much work done on your face just to suit my preferences.”

She felt gutted. He wasn’t behaving the way she thought he would at all, and he was still treating her with the same indifference as he did before she went for plastic surgery.

Without another word, she picked up a docket from the table and handed it to him, saying, “All the information about our baby is in there, Elliot. Take a look for yourself. I know it’s been five years, but I… I still haven’t moved past it.”

opened it to pull out the sonogram. It had Hayley’s name and the date written on it, and the timestamp showed that it was taken about three months after the incident at Abyss

care of yourself and rest up,” Elliot said as he set the documents aside. When he looked up at Hayley again, it was with compassion and apology. “I’m sorry for putting you through the pain and the heartache. I’ll hire a nutritionist to come by tomorrow to curate a special diet

of pain and doubled

and crossed over to her, urging, “Would you like

his embrace while he was distracted and snaked her arms around his waist, hugging him tight

over her shoulders. He then offered flatly, “I’ll go and turn up

insisted, still clinging onto him as her

patting her shoulder awkwardly. Being touched by

took a picture of herself snuggled up in Elliot’s arms. She gazed up at him and explained, “Just

the thermostat,” he bit out coldly as he shoved her firmly aside. He marched over to the control panel on the wall where the thermostat was and turned up the heat in

all the right places, and it was so short that she might as well be naked. She gave Elliot a helpless look, seemingly flustered

other man to abandon all sense of reason

down to pick up her own coat. All she did was stand

turning up the thermostat, and when he finally turned to look at her, it was with an impassive expression that