Chapter 74


    Chapter 74


    However, Elliot couldn’t seem to forget the intimacy he had that night while the woman tearfully


    made futile efforts to resist him amidst the dark. Although she was only enduring his madness


    because he was under the influence of drugs, he could still remember the sweet moments during


    his intimacy with her until that day. Before he passed out, he even made a promise to himself that


    he would take full responsibility for what he did to her.


    At that moment, Anastasia’s face somehow kept appearing in Elliot’s mind. For some reason, his


    intuition told him that the feeling he had with Anastasia was the one he experienced that night.


    Then, he took a deep breath to keep his imaginations from running wild. Anyhow, I’m going to make


    it up to these twodies. While I must repay my debt to one of them, I’m bound by honor and my


    responsibility to make it up to the other.


    Meanwhile, Anastasia was in the garden where she told Harriet that she had to leave for an


    important taskter in the afternoon. In the meantime, Harriet decided not to make her stay,


    knowing that it wasn’t easy for Anastasia to raise a kid all by herself. Thus, she quickly told the maid


    to send for Elliot and asked him to take her home.


    When Hayley saw that, she immediately feigned that she also had an appointment with her friends


    as she wanted to leave with Anastasia. Since Harriet was just right in front of her, Anastasia had


    nothing to say since the old madam was allowing Hayley to do her thing


    Harriet merely told the maid to bring the two presents to thedies. Soon, the table in the parlor was


    seen with two premium bangles, but nheless, Harriet didn’t specify which bangle was for whom.


    Instead, she smiled and asked, “Come and have a look, girls. Which one do you like more?”


    Blinded by greed, Hayley was instantly able to tell which bangle was pricier and set her gaze on the


    shinier one. After that, she turned her attention to Anastasia and asked, “Anastasia, I like this one,


    but I don’t think you’d mind, right?”


    Anastasia calmly responded, “This is from Old Madam Presgrave, so you should probably ask her.”


    “No, I don’t mind it. As long as you like it.” Harriet nodded with a smile.


    As Hayley took the box that contained the bangle she wanted, Anastasia looked at Harriet and


    inquired, “Old Madam Presgrave, this is exorbitant. I can’t ept it.”


    Upon hearing that, Hayley was stunned as she thought that Anastasia was trying to embarrass her.


    Thus, she awkwardly ced the bracelet down and said, “Yeah, that’s right! This gift is too


    expensive. I can’t ept it!”


    “No, they are not expensive at all. It’s the thought that counts after all, so please ept them!”


    Harriet smiled gracefully like a benevolent sagè.


    On the other hand, Anastasia found herself caught in a dilemma because she could tell from the


    appearance of the bangles that they had a market value of about tens of millions. However, she


    knew that they were just small gifts to Harriet and was aware that the situation would turn ugly if she


    insisted on rejecting the old madam.


    Therefore, she nodded and thanked Harriet. “Thank you, Old Madam Presgrave.”


    At the same time, Harriet sized bothdies up in a shrewd manner and eventually rested her gaze


    on Anastassia, thinking that Hayley seemed more like a petty snob who was greedy. Anastasia is


    such a graceful and decentdy, and there is no one else even more perfect than her to be my


    granddaughter-inw.


    While Hayley was a ve to greed and hunger for money, she had no idea that Harriet was actually


    testing her character. At the same time, Hayley didn’t sense anything wrong with her behavior since


    she had never seen something so valuable since she was a kid, which was why she subconsciously


    tried to im it as hers.


    Not long after that, the twodies entered Elliot’s car that was parked in the courtyard just when


    Hayley tried to assert her dominance by riding shotgun. On the other hand, Anastasia sat in the


    backseat, thinking it wasfortable to sit there while searching for a suitable spot by the roadside


    to get off. After all, she would rather take a cab than share a ride with Hayley.


    Soon, Elliot drove away from the Presgrave Residence as Hayley shed her bangle at him. “See,


    Elliot. Grandma gave it to me. How does it look? Does it look good on


    me?”


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