Chapter 37


    Anastasia hurriedly took the elevator to the 8th floor. She stood in front of the president''s office and knocked on the door before


    she opened it without even waiting for a response.


    When she spotted her son seated on Elliot''s couch, she immediately sighed in relief before shouting in anger, “Jared, are you


    trying to give me the fright of my life?! Why did you run off like that?!”


    Jared didn’t expect his actions to have frightened his mother so much that she went pale. He hastily ran over and wrapped his


    arms around her leg. “Mommy, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”


    Anastasia also realized that she had overreacted, so she hugged him and sighed again. “Don’t do that again.”


    “Go back to work and leave him to me. I''ll babysit him for you.” A man’s voice rang out from behind them.


    She was stunned. This man must be trying to repay some kindness, but she didn’t want to ept any help from him apart from


    work. Moreover, she didn’t feel the need to bother him with a task like babysitting.


    “It''s fine. Thanks for the offer,” a reluctant Anastasia replied.


    “Mommy, | like being with Mr. Handsome. Can you let me stay here until you get off work? Please?” The little guy asked happily


    with obvious anticipation on his face.


    Anastasia was speechless at her son’s behavior. He could have chosen anyone to stick to, but of all the people, he chose Elliot.


    “No. Come back to my office. | still have a meeting to attend, but I''ll treat you to something lovely for lunch.”


    “| don’t want to! | want to y here in Mr. Handsome’s office.” The little guy began to sulk, which was actually rare for him.


    Knowing that the meeting was still ongoing with theunch event for their new release on the agenda, Anastasia gritted her


    teeth. She looked up at the impressive man in front of her before saying, “Then, please help me look after him for a while.


    “Sure!” Elliot nodded.


    “Jared, don’t cause any trouble, okay? Mommy is going back to the meeting.”


    “I''ll be good,” the little guy promised.


    Anastasia turned and left for the meeting. The little guy happily sat on the couch again, then fished out a Rubik’s cube from his


    backpack and began ying with it.


    Elliot sat right opposite him and watched the little guy skillfully rotate the cube. Jaredpleted the puzzle within 2 minutes, a


    clear indication of his marvelous IQ.


    “Who taught you that?”


    “| learnt it myself. Mr. Handsome, how long would you take toplete it?” The little guyughed as he asked.


    Elliot took the cube and scrambled it, then hepleted the puzzle within 10 seconds. He threw the item back to the little guy,


    who gaped as he looked at Elliot in admiration. “You''re awesome, Sir!”


    It was just a little kid’s praise, but Elliot felt extremely good about it. He grinned andmented, “You''re quite good yourself too.”


    If one were to chance upon this scene, one would be amazed to discover that the two looked exactly the same when they


    smiled.


    Anastasia returned to the meeting room. Fortunately, Felicia didn’t say much about the interlude and it was time for lunch by the


    time the meeting was done.


    Anastasia was wondering where she should bring her son for lunch when thendline rang. She reached over and answered,


    “Hello.”


    “Jared ising with me for lunch. Come and join us. We''re at the restaurant opposite thepany.” The man’s low voice


    sounded, apparently not taking ‘no’ for an answer.


    Her mind began to buzz. Elliot has taken my son to lunch? Without my permission?Damn, this man just took my son away


    without any notice. How disrespectful!


    Anastasia grabbed her phone and bag before she hastily went out. The restaurant opposite thepany was of a higher status,


    and when she walked into the hall, she immediately spotted her son and Elliot seated by the window.


    Anastasia took a deep breath and walked over to sit next to her son. “This lunch is my treat, as my thanks to President


    Presgrave for taking care of my son.”


    With that, she finally felt better about the situation.


    Elliot gazed at her with a meaningful gaze, his thoughtsplicated. This woman had refused even a little bit of kindness from


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    “Mommy, Mr. Handsome only needs 10 seconds to solve the Rubik’s cube,” the little guymented as he wanted his mommy


    to know how excellent Mr. Handsome was as a person.


    She smiled carelessly. “Oh, really?”


    After having their orders taken, they were served some ice cream before the meal. The little guy happily took some right away


    and began to eat. As Anastasia knew that Jared had stomach problems since he was young, he couldn’t eat too much alkaline


    food. Hence, she suggested, “Let me try some too.”


    “Here, Mommy.” The little guy scooped some ice cream up for her, which she hastily ate. Moments after that, he scooped up


    some more and looked toward the man sitting opposite them. “Sir, do you want some too?”


    Anastasia immediately panicked as she hastily stopped him. “Jared, | ate from this spoon earlier, so you mustn''t offer it to


    someone else. It’s not polite.”


    However, the man sitting opposite them narrowed his eyes, thinking, We''ve already kissed before, so why do you care?