Elliot turned his head and gave Rey a dirty look, signaling thetter to shut up.


    Anastasia was visibly stunned; inwardly, she was incredibly moved. He’s done so much behind the scenes for my dad’s


    condition, she thought. “Thank you so much,” she said. Then, ignoring the crowding and going around them, she flung her


    arms around Elliot’s neck and stood on tiptoe to kiss him on the cheek.


    Elliot put his muscr arms around her waist to make it easier for her to kiss him.


    Rey turned around behind them while stifling augh. President Presgrave has to thank me for this. Would Miss Tillman have


    been so moved if | hadn’t spoken out of turn?


    After kissing Elliot, Anastasia held his hand, saying, “In that case, let''s go upstairs and take a look!”


    Elliot nodded before heading for the elevator with her in his arms.


    Rey didn’t go with them, though, Elliot had something else for him to do. Perhaps because he was too disgusted with Alex, he


    ordered Rey to monitor Alex’s every move from now on. He wanted to get something on Alex as soon as possible in order to


    send thetter to jail. Now that thetter was obviously not capable enough of managing Tillman Constructions, he would


    definitely take some illegal shortcuts, or he might want to wangle some money out of thepany and then run away. Whatever


    he wanted, he would certainly do something.


    Standing in front of the French window, Anastasia looked at the few specialists, who were standing before Francis’ sickbed in the


    middle of a discussion. Her heart was filled with hope and anticipation as she hoped that they had a better way to bring him


    round.


    Just then, Elliot came over to her from


    behind with two cups of coffee in his hands.


    Taking a cup of coffee from him, Anastasia turned to look at him, only toCcontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    see a somewhat tired look on his good looking face. Not only that, but there seemed to be dark circles under his eyes, which


    caused her to feel sorry for him at once. “You didn’t sleep wellst night? Did | disturb you while we were sleeping?” she asked


    with self-reproach. The man’s beautifully-shaped eyes were bloodshot, making her feel even sorrier for him.


    Elliot curled his lips into a smile before gracefully taking a sip of his coffee. “Nope. You slept like a log.”


    “Then why couldn’t you sleep well?” Anastasia was puzzled.


    Elliot turned to look at her, but he was somewhat hesitant to speak. This woman probably has never been romantically involved


    with a man before, which is why she’s clueless about men’s troubles. Well, it’s not her fault. I’m d that there’s


    never been another man in her life. Not wanting to put her on the spot, he could only find a random excuse. “Nothing. It’s just


    that | slepttest night because | was too preupied with work.”


    Anastasia took a drink of her coffee, which was aromatic and silky smooth. Somehow, looking at the specialists standing before


    Francis’ bed, she felt even more reassured. These people are probably leading medical authorities from different hospitals, so


    this guy must have done a lot of things for them to show up in Dad’s ward together. For someone as proud as him, it must''ve


    been difficult to plead with them in person. “Sorry for causing you so much trouble over what happened to my dad,” she said


    sincerely.


    “He’s not only your dad; he’s also my father-inw. Isn’t it my duty to save my father-inw?” Elliot asked her in reply.


    Anastasia was floored by his question


    right away. For a moment, she didn’t


    know what to say, so she could only let out augh. “Okay! If you say so, I''ll have


    to marry you in the future.”


    “That’s of course. Who are you gonna marry if not me?” Elliot had absolute confidence in himself.


    Anastasia blinked her eyes. Seems like | won''t be getting the short end of the stick by marrying him. So, I’m the one who has


    struck gold by taking advantage of him, right?


    Meanwhile, Erica didn’t get to see Alex at the Tillman Residence that night. He said he had to visit a client on business, so she


    stayed alone all night.


    Unbeknownst to her, however, instead of going anywhere, he spent the night finding sce in Hayley.


    Early the next morning, Erica left home in her car. However, when she drove out of the gate, a figure suddenly dashed over and


    stopped her car. Startled, she hurriedly mmed on the brakes, upon which she felt that she had knocked down


    the person.


    Frightened, she immediately opened the car door and got out of the car to take a look, only to see the man who had lingered


    outside her homest night. He was lying on the ground, but it was obvious that he wasn’t injured.