Chapter 141


    Elliot was not only repaying her but her father-for several years now, to boot.


    “Please don’t me President Presgrave anymore, Miss Tillman. He hasn’t done anything wrong. He''s been taking care of your


    father all these years.” Since Rey was the one to witness everything all these years, he only wanted to speak up on his boss’


    behalf in the face of Anastasia’s questioning.


    At this moment, Elliot stared silently as the color drained out of Anastasia’s face. He wanted to say something but didn’t know


    what to say.


    “It''s what | should have done,” he finally uttered before leaving with Rey.Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    As Anastasia stood there with her mind nk, Francis emerged excitedly with the employees whom he had brought along. “What


    are you doing here, Anastasia? We can leave now. Let’s pick Jared up and head out for a celebration dinner this evening.”


    Naturally, he didn’t know who had helped him win the bid.


    “Dad...”


    “You see how strong mypany is! This undertaking will solve many of my worries. Our operations have not been smooth-


    sailingtely and I’ve just been waiting to be rescued by this


    project!”


    Hearing her father say that, she swallowed everything that she had been about to tell him.


    How could she possibly tell her father that Elliot had been the one helping him all these years? This was a kindness that her


    mother had had to sacrifice her life for!


    Even though Francis wanted to celebrate, Anastasia used having to pick her son up as an excuse not to tag along since she


    couldn’t face her father’s appreciation.


    To think that Elliot managed to win the project for her father with a single word, only for her father to think his luck was good.


    Ah! Thinking about it made Anastasia’s head want to explode.


    In the evening, she dined outside with Jared since she was toozy to cook at home. As the little boy ate, he suddenly asked


    inquisitively, “When will you invite Mr. Presgrave to eat with us, Mommy? | miss him!”


    Anastasia’s heart stopped and she hurried to exin, “He’s busy. Extremely busy. You won''t be able to see him soon.”


    “Oh.” Jared pouted. As he continued to eat, he thought about Elliot.


    While he didn’t know where this longing wasing from, he truly missed Elliot very much; it was perhaps because many of his


    friends had been picked up by their fathers today.


    On the way home after dinner, Anastasia fretted over what she had learned. She couldn’t decide whether to tell her father about


    Elliot helping him or continue to let him be clueless.


    Not long after she arrived home, she received a phone call from Francis and reached out to answer. “Hi, Dad. Are you all still


    celebrating?”


    “Ah! I’m upset, Anastasia. Naomi just told me that she took over 2 million from the house for Erica to use as a down payment.


    That was all the cash we had at home!” Very rarely did he disclose his worries to her, but he had no one else to go to at that


    moment.


    Instantly, Anastasia felt a pang of heartache. Her father had just spent 8 million on an apartment for her and here was Naomi,


    spending 2 million on her own daughter. Just like that, the burden on her father’s shoulders had be heavier.


    “It''s a good thing that | won the bid today, or | wouldn’t know what else to do. | have to get back to work now, Anastasia. Take


    good care of Jared, okay? I''ll go and visit you both when I''m free.”


    “Of course! Don’t work too hard, Dad. Remember to get some rest.” After hearing her dad hang up the phone, Anastasia


    suddenly thought about how useless she was. If she had only worked harder, she wouldn’t have needed her father to purchase a


    ce for her to live.


    Tillman Residence.


    Erica was extremely happy. Now, she had her own ce to stay as well-a deluxe apartment worth 8 million. As her mother had


    said, she needed to have whatever Anastasia had as well.


    Although Erica was paying by installment, the apartment was still under her name at the end of the day and her mother would be


    the one repaying the loan in the future using funds from her father’s pocket. Erica herself didn’t need to pay for anything.


    The only reason why she stayed out of Anastasia’s way during this period was that she and her mother had been looking for


    apartments.


    Meanwhile, Anastasia tossed and turned for the whole night. When she slept, she dreamed of her mother, who gravely warned


    her not to ept any repayment from the Presgraves.