Chapter 26


    “Hey! How can you boss me around like that?!” Although Anastasia kept shouting behind Elliot, he


    refused to let go, and she was pushed into the car just like that.


    Fine! Drop me off, then! At least I can save up from the cab fare.


    Once Anastasia got into the car, she told Rey her address and proceeded to act as if she had fallen


    asleep since she didn’t want to talk to Elliot.


    Fortunately, Elliot wasn’t nning to start a conversation as well, so the two of them sat by the


    opposite sides of the car in silence while staring at the night view outside of the window


    About an hourter, they finally reached Anastasia’s ce, and she quickly thanked Rey, saying,


    “Thanks, Mr. Osborne.”


    Before getting out of the car, Anastasia took a deep breath before she turned toward the man in the


    car, thanking him as well. “Thank you for tonight.”


    Right then, Elliot’s gaze met hers before he nodded slightly, indicating that he had heard her.


    Then, Anastasia closed the car door and left while the car slowly drove away after making sure that


    Anastasia had entered her apartmentplex.


    When she got home, Jared was already asleep, while Francis stayed by the side of his bed to


    apany him. When Francis saw Anastasiaing home sote at night, he took a card out of


    his wallet and gave it to her. “Anastasia, there’s 2 million in this card, and I think that you should


    have it. You shouldn’t overwork yourself. If you’re tired, just resign and take care of Jared with this


    money!”


    Upon hearing that, Anastasia was taken aback as she could feel Francis worrying for her.


    Nevertheless, she pursed her lips andmented, “Naomi would surely get mad if she finds out


    about this.”


    “Well, I’m the one who earned this money, and no one can stop me from giving it to you.” Francis


    ced the card in Anastasia’s hand. “Take it.”


    Fathers often expressed their love in a silent manner. After doing so, Francis didnt say anything and


    left with his briefcase while Anastasia sighed. She knew that Naomi was the one who climbed into


    Francis’s bed back then and forced him to marry her once she got pregnant. That was the only


    reason why Francis married Naomi after


    her biological mother’s death. Although she hated Francis for doing so back then, she had already


    let go of the past.


    After showering, Anastasiay down by Jared’s side before she leaned forward to nt a kiss on


    Jared’s pale forehead. Then, she got tired and fell asleep as well.


    The next morning, Anastasia vaguely heard Jared’s voice calling out for her. “Wake up, Mommy. I’m


    going to bete.”


    When she woke up, she quickly jumped out of bed as it was already 8.20AM, and Jared’s ss was


    going to start in ten minutes. The sedatives from yesterday had shut down her biological clock.


    “I’ll send you to school right now.”


    Anastasia quickly brought Jared to his kindergarten and sighed in relief. Then, she hurried to stop a


    cab to rush to work when she nced at her watch and realized that


    it was already 8.50AM.


    When Anastasia reached thepany, it was already 9.40AM as she entered her office with a sour


    look on her face. Looks like my attendance bonus for the month will be gone now. Besides, the deal


    with John is definitely off now. I can’t believe I wasted so much effort on getting tricked by that man


    instead. Looks like I’ll have to be smarter about things like this next time.


    At this moment, Felicia knocked on the door and came in. Before Anastasia could say anything,


    Felicia grinned and said, “Anastasia, good job for sessfully negotiating the contract yesterday!”


    “What? Is the deal on? Did John pay yet?”


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    “He transferred a hundred thousand over this morning as a deposit since the jewelry set that he


    customized is around 2 million, and everything will be ready for him by the end of the month.”


    Anastasia narrowed her eyes. What is John trying to do? Is he trying topensate me because he


    couldn’t get what he wantedst night?


    She felt disgusted at the thought of John’s face before she told Felicia, “You should get someone


    else to follow up on his case. I’m not interested in dealing with him anymore.”


    “Since you’ve already finished your draft, I’ve already gotten someone to do the follow-up. By the


    way, you don’t look well. Did you not sleep wellst night?” Felicia


    asked in a worried manner.


    “Let’s not talk about it. Something upsetting happened yesterday.” In addition to what John did to


    herst night, she really regretted taking the initiative to kiss Elliot since he was Hayley’s boyfriend,


    and Hayley was the person she hated the most in her entire life.


    Around 11.00AM, Anastasia went into the washroom, and she heard footsteps entering the


    washroom once she went into one of the toilets before the loud voice of a girl rang out. “Guess what


    I saw just now?”


    “What?”


    “I was lucky enough to take the same elevator as President Presgrave just now, and I saw a love


    bite on his neck! Oh my God! I can’t help but wonder which woman would be so fortunate enough to


    give him such a huge hickey!”