Chapter 123


    Chapter 123


    The man’s expression dimmed as his lips twitched a little. “No;” he muttered. Anastasia let out a


    scoff. “I’m afraid someone as in and normal as me will never be able to converse with someone


    as high and mighty as you.” After finishing her sentence, Anastasia picked her bag up and walked


    away.


    Coincidentally, Hayley was walking over with some tes of food. The moment Hayley saw


    Anastasia walking in her direction, Hayley intentionally leaned closer to Anastasia so that she could


    allow herself to be hit by Anastasia’s shoulder. Then, Hayley started her grand performance.


    She threw her te onto the ground as she stumbled and clutched the table beside her. “Ah…” she


    let out a weak cry. Elliot had his back against them at first, but he immediately turned around when


    he heard the sound of ss shattering. The moment he turned, he saw Hayley clutching a chair,


    Anastasia looking back while scoffing, and ss shattered all over the ground.


    Anastasia didn’t bother to take a second look at the situation and simply walked off. Hayley quickly


    bent down to pick up the shattered ss pieces, but the man stopped her. “Don’t pick that up! You


    might cut yourself. Get the servers to do it!”


    Hayley had done that on purpose-she knew that Elliot wouldn’t watch her pick up the ss shards


    without saying anything, “What a waste,” she muttered as she put on a mournful look. As she


    spoke, she rubbed her shoulder.


    “Did she hurt you?” Elliot asked in a caring tone.


    “It’s not her fault. I don’t me her for anything.” Hayley bit her lip as if she were trying to force


    herself to endure all the ways in which she had been wronged. This would make it seem like


    Anastasia was the rude, demanding one. A rather troubled look shed across Elliot’s face. For


    some reason, he felt rather exasperated at Anastasia’s behavior-he didn’t want her to be such a


    rude person.


    Anastasia clearly knew that Hayley was putting on an act, but she didn’t want to do anything about


    it. Elliot’s blind, so he won’t be able to realize anything on his own. I don’t want to be the person to


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    Meanwhile, Nigel and his parents were still in the VIP room. Nigel’s parents were introducing him to


    a few other senior figures in the business industry. They hoped that these seniors would provide


    their son with more guidance and support in the future. After Nigel clinked sses and introduced


    himself to all of them, he finally got the chance to sneak out to the grand hall.


    He only looked around for a few moments before he found the attractive, curvy figure he had been


    looking for in the crowd.


    At the same time, Elliot strode out from the buffet area. Nigel caught sight of him almost


    immediately, and Nigel intentionally walked over to Anastasia before putting his arm around her


    waist. “Did you miss me?” he asked in an intimate tone.


    Anastasia jumped a little before she turned to see Nigel. “You scared me!” she chuckled. Nigel then


    leaned closer to whisper into Anastasia’s ear. However, from Elliot’s angle, it looked more like Nigel


    was giving Anastasia a kiss on the cheek. “You’re so gorgeous tonight, Anastasia,” Nigel


    whispered into her ear before smiling while letting go of her.


    But in Elliot’s eyes, he was certain that he had just witnessed Nigel kissing Anastasia in front of


    everyone. Furthermore, Anastasia just let out a smile as if she enjoyed his kiss a lot. Elliot’s entire


    face stiffened after he witnessed this scene, and he immediately turned and walked in a different


    direction after that.


    Nigel watched his cousin walk away, and he let out a soft sigh as he thought, It seems like my little


    n worked out! Anastasia had no idea what was going on, and Nigel quickly held her hand before


    leading her aside. “Hey, let’s go to get some rest in one of the rooms on the second floor. There are


    too many people here; it’s a little noisy.”


    Anastasia had no choice but to go up to the second floor with him since he was holding her. As they


    walked up the stairs, a few men who had been drinking bumped into them, which made Nigel more


    annoyed than before.


    Once they got to the rooms on the second floor, Nigel told the waiter to send them some fruits.


    Then, hezily loosened his tie while leaning back in his chair. He was dressed in a light blue suit


    and had his hair waxed andbed up. He looked especially handsome that day-he gave off a


    boyish, cool yet elegant aura.


    Unfortunately, Anastasia only saw this handsome man as her good friend and nothing more than


    that. For the past two years, Anastasia only ever thought of him as a good friend. She couldn’t date


    someone she knew too well.