Chapter 157


    After a ten minute drive, they arrived at her ce. Stopping the car, Anastasia then handed the keys to Elliot as she said, “Go on


    and take Jared home first. I''ll go buy some groceries by myself.”


    With the keys in his possession, Elliot then took Jared by the hand and walked to the entrance of themunity.


    At the supermarket beside the residence, Anastasia was choosing the vegetables until she saw the green chillies. She suddenly


    craved some stir fry pork, as well as roasted peppers and sea bass.


    Except for her son’s steamed eggs, which would not be spicy, the other dishes tonight would all be vorful, with chillies as the


    main star of the show. The only thing now was that she did know if the tyrannical president would like it or not, even though she


    herself would enjoy it very much.


    After finishing the shopping, Anastasia, who was in a good mood, also bought some fruits on her way home. Reaching home,


    she noticed Elliot was ying with Jared using toy blocks. When she set down the washed fruits on the table, Anastasia noticed


    that the man was drinking out of her cup again.


    Annoyed, she then med herself for forgetting to buy disposable cups.


    “I''m going to cook now.” With that, she went into the kitchen.


    While cooking, she kept getting choked by the smell of the chillies. However, she knew that the food would be amazing. After an


    hour, Anastasia set the meal on the table, and they all looked green and red due to the chilies. The stinging smell of the chilies


    made Jared sneeze multiple times.


    “Time to eat.” She called to the two, who were sitting on the sofa.


    Standing up, Elliot was visibly shocked upon the sight of the food on the table, but he did not grumble about it. After sitting down,


    they all then started to eat when Jared muttered with a pout, “Mommy, all the dishes tonight are super spicy!”


    Laughing, Anastasia then exined to him, “It’s because Mommy loves spicy food!”


    “Mr. Presgrave, do you like spicy stuff?” Jared asked curiously, his head tilted.


    Smiling, the man replied, “I like it.”


    With a hint of mischief in her eyes, Anastasia then proceeded to serve Elliot two roasted peppers. ‘If that is the case, President


    Presgrave, do help yourself.”


    Elliot looked at the peppers in his bowl and his Adam’s apple bobbed a little, clearly showing that this was beyond him.


    “Do eat up!” Anastasia urged.


    As she was closely watching him, Elliot had no choice but to bite into it. Although he was obviously affected by the spiciness, he


    chose not to voice it out.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    In a sh, Anastasia had already put a big chunk of fish into his te and murmured, “Come, President Presgrave. This is a


    spicy sea bass. It’s very delicious, you know.”


    Knowing that she was harboring bad intentions and was out to get him, Elliot did not reject her. Instead, he earnestly ate the food


    she offered. Meanwhile, Anastasia, who liked spicy food, obviously had a great meal.


    There was a slight blush on Elliot''s face that was rather unusual, and he looked as if he had been drinking. Due to the thinyer


    of sweat that had umted on his forehead, it was obvious that this was caused by the spiciness of the meal.


    That night, probably out of the sheer heat from the food, he had two helpings of steamed egg. After Anastasia had cleaned up


    the table, Jared then went off to finish his homework.


    Finishing washing the dishes, she was then greeted by the sight of Elliot chugging water out of her cup, obviously still reeling


    from the effects of the spices.


    “It''s getting quitete, so you should get going now!” Anastasia said to the man who was sitting on the sofa.


    Elliot only peered at her in response while telling her in a low tone, “Come here.”


    Blinking, she asked, “What''s up?”


    Holding up his phone, he handed it over to her. “See for yourself.”


    Curioused, Anastasia walked over and took his phone to look at the recording from the surveince, as Hayley’s voice


    transmitted clearly from the speaker. “Elliot, | think that something got into my eyes. Can you check for me? It hurts!”


    Looking at the video, Anastasia saw Hayley shutting her eyes, with Elliot leaning forward to check her eyes. This was the exact


    scene Anastasia witnessed in person; it


    was just that she had missed Hayley’s words.


    So, the truth was this man was only really helping her to check if something got into her eyes? Why would her eyes hurt the


    moment | opened the door? Also, why would Elliot call me to his office when Hayley was already there?