Having lost her mother, Erica could only rely on Alex. “Erica, Anastasia is checking thepany’s finances. | have a few external


    funds that I’m afraid might get found out. Can you help me when that happens?”


    “Y-You embezzled thepany’s money? “About three million.” Alex wasn’t afraid to admit it. Erica had to depend on him now,


    anyway.


    “What? How could you...” Erica wanted to scold him, but she could only bite back her words when it urred to her that he was


    now her husband. “How can | help you?”


    “Anastasia is now in control of thepany’s finances, so she''ll definitely find out about it. When that happens, just say that you


    had me divert the money to your bank ount for your personal use


    back then. You''re Francis’ daughter and her younger sister. As long as you im to be the one who spent the money, nothing will


    happen.” Alex asked her to Jake the me . Erica said reluctantly, “Okay then.”


    Having finished his speech. Alex asked, “Do y 0 you know what Anastasia is up to?” Then, he told her about the danger. “She


    had Elliot steal our clients to cause breaks in Tillman Constructions’ funding chain. She wants to force thepany into


    dering bankruptcy “What? She wants to make my dad’spany go bankrupt?” Erica was exasperated. “Is she nuts?!”


    “As long as Tillman Constructions faces bankruptcy, it''ll undergo liquidation by the bank. When that happens, every shareholder


    of thepany will be burdened with its debts. At that point, we''ll be weighed down by massive debts and be finished for life.”


    Upon hearing this, Erica instantly went weak at the knees. She just wanted to get some money from thepany, but she never


    wanted to be saddled with debts. “But Anastasia herself owns 30 percent of thepany’s shares!” Is she stupid? she


    thought to herself.


    “Who cares if she gets into debt? She’s got Elliot backing her up. The debts will be massive for us, though. If we can’t pay them


    off, we’re gonna go to jail.” Alex intentionally aroused Erica’s fear since this was the only way to drive her into action.


    And sure enough, her eyes zed with immense hatred at his words. She uttered between clenched teeth, “If she dares to make


    Tillman Constructions go bankrupt, I’m not gonna let her off “Erica, now that we''ve lost a few clients, ourpany is in danger.


    Hurry and beg her to persuade Elliot to stop, Alex suggested.


    Erica wanted to visit Francis early tomorrow morning. She couldn''t be too heartless. After all, she was now still his daughter and


    would remain so for life. I''m Francis’ second daughter as long as the secret of my parentage isn’t found out, It was night.


    Anastasia’s heart ached in silence as she sat before Francis’ bed and looked at the grayish hair on his temples.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    The good news was that his vital signs were stable, with no signs of seque. However, it was unknown whether he could


    regain consciousness. The doctor said he mighte round all of a sudden or remainatose like this, so all she could do


    was wait patiently.


    It was already about 11:00 PM when she finally left his bedside. Tired, she went back to the room, only to see the man working


    on the sofa. He had aptop ced on hisp and was tapping away at the keyboard with his slender fingers.


    Anastasia was startled. Dressed in a ck turtleneck sweater, the man seemed stony and yet charming under the light. with a


    serious expression.


    Elliot looked up at her. “You’re back? Take a shower and go to sleep. “What about you? Aren''t you going to sleep?” she asked.


    She didn’t want him to stay upte working either.


    Of course, Elliot wasn’t supposed to sleep in her room. However, when he heard her question, he immediately looked up in


    surprise with incredibly bright eyes. “Do you want me to sleep with you?”


    Anastasia looked into his eyes before lowering her head in embarrassment. “Yeah, you can.”


    Elliot closed hisptop and didn’t care about his work anymore. “Alright, let’s sleep together.”


    By the time Anastasia came out after taking a shower, Elliot was already waiting for her in bed, having taken a shower earlier.


    She watched as he changed into gray pajamas. Dressed in


    lc pajamas, she lifted the covers and got into bed. Then, she turned off the lights and naturallyy down in his arms.


    The man behind her whispered in her ear in a deep voice, “I want you to stop going to work from tomorrow onward.”