Chapter 454


    Chapter 454 Elliot Was Finally Here


    “It is Christmas Eve tomorrow. Are you going to celebrate it at the Presgrave Residence?” Anastasia


    asked, to which Elliot hummed in response. “I always celebrate it with my grandmother.”


    Anastasia would be going back to her father’s house tomorrow. Although there was no ce for her in


    that house, it was still a ce she called ‘home’ as long as her father was there.


    “Would it be okay if I invited both you and Jared to Grandma’s ce on Christmas?” Elliot asked in a low


    voice after a slight pause.


    She gave it a thought and decided that she wouldn’t be home during Christmas if she were to be there


    on the eve.


    “Sure!” She nodded in reply.


    The arms around her waist soon tightened as she was pulled even more tightly into the man’s chest. The


    man then made a move to kiss her, but she reached out to cover his thin lips just in time. “No kisses,”


    she squeaked. “Don’t mess up the makeup I have on.”


    Anastasia had to face her rivals in love tonight, so she had to make sure her makeup would put her at an


    advantage.


    The man nibbled on her corbone unhappily at that. “It should be okay to kiss you here, shouldn’t it?” he


    growled.


    It immediately felt like electricity coursed through Anastasia’s body as she allowed the man to punish her


    with a kiss. At this moment, Elliot’s phone began to ring. He nced at it, thereafter going to the sofa and


    sitting down as he picked up the call. “Hello?”


    “Everything has been arranged as per your instruction, President Presgrave,” Rey reported from the


    other end of the call.


    Elliot grunted in agreement and his eyes showed a glint of satisfaction.


    Without them realizing, it was already 6.30 PM, and all the invited people were present. At this moment,


    a woman d in a sensual dress walked in from the entrance. It turned out to be Aliona. All the effort she


    had put into her appearance tonight was for the sake of catching Elliot’s attention.


    Felicia, who had seen her walking in, came over to her. “Aliona, why are you here?”


    “Why can’t Ie, Felicia? I am also an employee of Bourgeois.” Aliona answered in a prickly tone


    because she knew that Felicia and Anastasia were on good terms.


    Felicia was unperturbed by her rudeness, and she only calmly replied, “I don’t think your name is on the


    invitation list.”


    “My rtionship with President Presgrave allows me toe if I want to.” After she said that, Aliona


    turned to the manager standing at the side. “Go get a seat for me!”


    Felicia was at a loss for words after hearing what Aliona said. Even though she was a registered


    employee at Bourgeois, she had no sense of responsibility for her work. She had never even submitted a


    usable draft from the time she joined thepany.


    At the same time, May was weing Hayley in the hall downstairs. As soon as the former saw Hayley


    walking in from outside, she immediately jumped up in joy. “There you are, Hayley!”


    The evening gown Hayley rented from the boutique wasn’t bad at all. At least, it was worth the price she


    paid for it.


    “Hayley, you look so beautiful!” May noticed at a nce that the other woman had undergone stic


    surgery.


    “Has the event started? Did you arrange a seat for me?” Hayley asked May.


    “It is done.” May still wanted to curry favor with her. She was expecting Hayley to one day ce an order


    with her, and she would then get a huge amount asmission.


    Hayley walked into the banquet hall and sat in an inconspicuous seat for guests. The only reason she


    came tonight was just to find her chance to put on a pitiful act in front of Elliot and make him sympathize


    with her.


    As the celebration was about to begin, everyone had started toe over from the buffet table.


    Anastasia and Elliot were having their dinner in the hotel suite when Felicia sent the former a message to


    notify her that the performance was about to start. Felicia also asked Anastasia when she would go


    down to the banquet hall.


    Not wanting to miss the live performance of her favorite singer, Anastasia quickly urged Elliot, “Let’s goCopyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    down now!”


    He only nodded in reply before and he apanied her to the hall.


    Even as the lights had deliberately been dimmed, Elliot managed to bask everyone present in his aura


    the moment he and Anastasia stepped in. With his straight posture and mile-long legs, he had the


    demeanor of an arrogant king.


    “President Presgrave is here.”


    “Oh, lord! It really is President Presgrave! I thought he wouldn’te!”


    “I can’t believe I am seeing President Presgrave in the flesh. He is so good-looking!”


    “Hey, who is that woman by his side?!”


    The sounds of admiration of the female guests below the stage almost overshadowed the music ying


    in the background.


    Hayley’s breath seemed to hitch as she looked at the couple. The man that she had been thinking about


    these days was right in front of her eyes, and he had the woman she hated the most by his side.


    Meanwhile, Aliona, who was amongst the guests, was so excited her eyes lit up. Elliot was finally here.