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As soon as the car pulled over, Hayley rushed forward with a bag in her hand. However, the bodyguard, who had just gotten out of the car, stopped her. He warned, “Lady, stay back.”

“I’m Elliot’s friend, so step aside,” Hayley replied quite righteously.

At that moment, the car door was opened, and the person who stepped out of the car elegantly wasn’t Elliot. In fact, it was Anastasia who got out of the car.

Instantly, Hayley’s expression changed, and she turned around to leave. However, there was a mocking voice that rang out from behind, “How can you be so shameless, huh? I can’t believe you actually have the cheek to come and see Elliot!”

Hayley took a deep breath and turned around to glare at Anastasia. “Anastasia, you’ve forced your own sister into prison, so you’re definitely the most heartless and ruthless person in the world!”

As Hayley spoke, she noticed that Anastasia was wearing a custom-made jacket and holding a limited-edition branded bag. In the past, Hayley had been introduced to the world of the top scions of society back then when she was using Elliot’s money.

As a result, Hayley was able to estimate the cost of everything Anastasia had on her, and Hayley couldn’t contain the rush of admiration and jealousy within her.

“Erica’s not my sister. She was conceived by Naomi and another man. As for her current predicament, well, this is all of her own doing, so she deserves everything.” Anastasia replied coldly.

At that point, Hayley was stunned. So Erica’s not Francis’ daughter? Is this one of Anastasia’s schemes, or could this be true?

However, Hayley’s main purpose here was to see Elliot, so she didn’t intend to cause trouble. She responded, “Anastasia, it’s none of your business even if I’m here to see Elliot.”

Anastasia exuded elegance and there was a look of dominance in her eyes. She strode purposefully toward Hayley and warned the latter, “It’s definitely my business because he’s my man. Stay away from him!” Anastasia said this with a swagger.

Meanwhile, Hayley couldn’t help but gulp. She couldn’t comprehend when Anastasia had perfected such an imposing manner.

“Anastasia, you guys aren’t even engaged yet, so you’re not his wife. You have no right to stop me from seeing him,” Hayley yelled.

“Inform the security guards that from now on, this person is not allowed to enter the lobby of Presgrave Group. Put her on the blacklist.” Anastasia informed the bodyguard next to her.

“Sure, Miss Tillman,” the bodyguard affirmed.

At that point, Hayley’s face was flushed with anger, and she retorted angrily, “Anastasia, stop being a big bully! How dare you! If you provoke me any further, I’ll contact your son’s biological father and get him to come and meet his son. I’ll let the whole world know that your son’s father

is a gigolo!” Hayley threatened Anastasia loudly.

In response, Anastasia’s expression darkened, and she clenched her teeth while slowly inching closer to Hayley. “You can try and do that to challenge me.”

“I have nothing to lose at all, so why would I be afraid? I have nothing to fear at all… ..” Before Hayley could complete her sentence, Anastasia slapped her hard across the face.

There was a ‘crack’ sound that reverberated loudly.

“You… How dare you hit me, Anastasia Tillman! I’ll sue you…” Hayley blew up.

Just then, the bodyguard came forward and stood protectively in front of Anastasia. He formed a protective barrier in front of her.

Anastasia responded with a slight sneer. “I didn’t hit you. Do you have any proof to support your claim?”

Anastasia threatened Hayley loudly. An ashen expression soon appeared on the latter’s face, and she clenched her teeth tightly to rein in her emotions.

“Did you guys see me hit her?” Anastasia asked the bodyguard next to her with a smile.

“No, all we saw was someone crazy losing her temper and being disruptive to you, Miss Tillman,” the bodyguard responded.

At that moment, Hayley was so close to tearing Anastasia into pieces, and her chest heaved up and down from the anger.

Anastasia saw the oddity of Hayley’s face from the lights that shone on her, and the former realized that the latter must have been in a rush to see Elliot get some money to fix her face.

“Kick her out. From now on, she’s not allowed to step foot into Presgrave Group.” After Anastasia said that, she turned around as she didn’t want to look at Hayley’s face.

“Anastasia, you shouldn’t behave too smugly. I’m warning you. I’ve got a huge secret that I will never ever reveal to you in this lifetime. It’s a secret about your son’s identity! Haha! I’ll only reveal it to you when you’re on the brink of death. By then, you won’t be able to rest in peace.” Hayley cackled loudly as the bodyguards apprehended her.

Anastasia paused in her tracks and turned around to look at Hayley. “What secret is it?”

“I won’t reveal a single word!” Hayley clenched her teeth.

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Knowing that Hayley was provoking her on purpose, Anastasia turned around and left while ignoring Hayley’s resentful gaze that was piercing her back. It was under the escort of the two bodyguards that Anastasia exuded an air of a sophisticated richi woman as light shone upon her.

After that, Hayley was thrown to the street outside Prengrave Group by a bodyguard, who warned, “If you dare to come anywhere near the building, we’ll call the police.”

Now that she failed to meet Elliot, her initial plan of getting money from him was also out of the window. The marks on her cheek were so evident that the stinging pain eventually became numb.

“Anastasia Tillman, you b*tch! I swear you won’t got away with this!” raved Hayley toward the building. She went on and on like a delirious woman, drawing attention from the passersby who soon became the targets of her anger: “What are you looking at? Get lost!”

“Oh my! Look at her face! Her plastic surgeon must have hated berl” shouted a woman deliberately.

“Her forehead is uneven. You know your face is basically a jumpscare, right?” Another woman joined the fray.

“What did you just say?!” Hayley glared at the two women.

“So what if we’re talking about you?” one of them retorted fearlessly.

“You must’ve escaped from an asylum!” added the other woman,

As the crowd began to point fingers at her in ones and twos, Hayley finally regained her senses and covered her face before making herself scarce in great haste.

When she saw her reflection in a mirror midway, the flaws, which she had seen in the bathroom, were more visible under the dazzling sunlight. Even she was shell-shocked by her own hideous appearance.

I look so ugly in broad daylight!

Contrition pervaded inside her like a monster devouring her whole. Although her previous face was not exceptionally beautiful, she would still look nice with make-up after dressing up, thanks to her porcelain skin. However, it was all gone now. She did not even look normal at all!

“I need money. I need money for surgery…” Hayley covered her face and kept thinking about money.

She regretted so much for not withdrawing a few hundred thousand of dollars first after receiving Elliot’s card. He would not have sounded her out anyway. I should’ve wised up back then!

inen, trepidation began to overwhelm her as an epiphany struck upon her. What if Elliot finds out that Anastasia was actually the woman from that night and not me? Is he going to demand me to pay back the few millions that I’ve spent? What if he does?! No. I must take this secret to

my grave.

Since Francis was helping with the company affairs and Jared had started attending classes, Anastasia could take some time to relax. She was rather free in the morning, so she came to Presgrave Group to kill time. Right now, she was outside Elliot’s office.

“Miss Tillman, you will have to wait for a moment as President Presgrave is still having a meeting”

Anastasia smiled. “Not a problem. I’ll wander around downstairs.”

As Bourgeois had moved to the first floor of the building, she had the chance to meet her ex

colleagues.

Everyone in Bourgeois welcomed her profusely the moment she stepped into the office.

“Miss Tillman, you’re here.”

“Miss Tillman, you look fabulous today!”

She gave them a polite smile in return before heading toward Felicia’s office. Needless to say, Felicia was pleased to see her as she addressed Anastasia more appropriately.

“Boss, you’ve finally come to see me!”

A bashful Anastasia covered her mouth while laughing. “I’m not the boss yet!”

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“It’s just a matter of time before you take the position.” Felicia was confident with her prediction.

Instead of denying that, Anastasia merely sat down and began a casual talk with Felicia. “How’s the company doing lately?”

“We’ve transcended many jewelry brands with a considerable market share. That’s the least that we should do under President Presgrave’s guidance, isn’t it?” Felicia replied while smiling.

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However, Anastasia actually knew that the ever busy Elliot had no time to manage Bourgeois at all. The accomplishment was simply thanks to the influence of the Presgrave Group alone. As though they had set sail on a sturdy ship, Bourgeois would be able to burgeon without either of them lifting a finger.

“Oh, the jewelry showcase is going to be held this Friday. The final product of your design is out and it’s absolutely perfect! I’m sure it’ll cause a commotion that day,” informed Felicia.

Anastasia could not help the joy after hearing the news, for every designer treated their work like their babies. Thus, wouldn’t one be proud and happy when their kids had procured such amazing achievements?

“You’re exaggerating.”

“The original plan was to use the usual diamond mosaic, but President Presgrave said that diamonds of the best quality should do the trick. When I saw the final product for the first time, it was so dazzling that I almost went blind. It is so gorgeous.”

Anastasia was baffled. Why didn’t he tell me?

“Really? Why did he do that?” She could not wrap her head around it.

“Probably because it’s your design!” exclaimed Felicia, who had caught a whiff of Elliot’s feelings for Anastasia after being in the company for so long. Still, she tried to keep her assumption to herself for now.

Anastasia nodded. “I will make sure to attend the showcase. I’m looking forward to seeing it for myself.”

Then, they continued chattering about Felicia, who finally found her true love, and a wedding was expected to be in May. Anastasia congratulated Felicia from the bottom of her heart.

“You might get married sooner than I will!” claimed Felicia.

Even so, Anastasia was not quite sure about it as their engagement ceremony was confirmed to be held at the end of the month due to Elliot’s impatience.

After leaving Bourgeois, Anastasia went to the floor where Elliot’s office was. Due to the high ground, one was able to relish the skyscraper view there,

Even if it was a rainy day, he could still enjoy the sunlight streaming into his office whereas others would have the raindrops pattering against their windows.

It did not take long before Elliot returned, which he then placed aside the documents in hand after noticing the woman on the couch.

“I heard that you’ve bumped into Hayley a moment ago. Don’t mind her,” he comforted.

“I don’t care about her, but I don’t want her to see you either.” Anastasia expressed her genuine thoughts.

Elliot raised his hand and promised, “I swear I won’t see her in the future.”

It was not entirely possible for Anastasia to forget about what had happened five years ago. She should accept the past, yet there was an invisible needle deeply pricked into her heart to constantly remind her of the pain.

“Have you informed your father about the engagement?”

“Nope.” She shook her head as it was a decision done last night,

His finger brushed the tip of her nose. “Seems like you’re not that excited about our engagement.”

She let out a wry smile. “I promise that I’ll tell him today.”

Only then was he satisfied. “We’ll start preparing for the wedding right after the engagement.”

Anastasia nodded in agreement, for she had accepted the fact that she could not escape from his palm.

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“Let’s pick up Jared together this afternoon.” Elliot was in fact registered as Jared’s father in the school’s record

“Sure! By the way, I’m going to the showcase this Friday.”

“Okay. It’s good to wander around too.”

On the other hand, Francis decided to visit Naomi at the detention center after having suppressed his urge to do so for the past few days.

With her hands fettered with a handcuff, she pounced on the iron railings vehemently as soon as she saw him. “Francis! Francis, you’ve finally come to see me. I’m so sorry. I’m really sorry. It’s all my fault. Please forgive me.”

Her eyes twinkled with hope as she knew that Francis was the only person who could save her. He was her last ray of hope and she no longer wanted to be imprisoned.

Gazing at the woman who had aged so much more than before, Francis recalled the ferocious words he had heard before losing his consciousness. Never in his wildest dream had he imagined his wife to be so ruthless. He wished that it was a mere nightmare and it was simply her doppelganger attempting to kill him.

“One question, though. How could you bring yourself to kill me?” His face distorted in agony.

“Francis, I was wrong! I didn’t want to kill you. I-I was possessed! Francis, you know how much I love you, don’t you? Haven’t we gotten along well in the past twenty years?” The desperate woman slapped herself in the face. “I’m a sinner…”

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“Do you know that I was conscious for about ten seconds that night? And how much it pains me to hear what you’ve said to Erica?” Francis asked.

Naomi’s face blanched at the revelation as she drew a sharp breath in horror. He woke up?

“I’m so sorry, Francis. I was wrong. Please give me another chance. Help me out and I’ll do anything as you say to repay you for the rest of my life.” She was willing to do anything just to leave this appalling place.

He shook his head. “I’m not here to get you out. You should atone for your sins.”

“Francis, I’m sorry! I was wrong…” She began wailing from the bottom of her lungs. Still, Francis was not to be moved as he continued and questioned, “And what about Erica’s true identity? I bet you had used Anastasia’s blood to replace hers in order to deceive me. You’ve used me to bring up your daughter for over 20 years and yet, this is how you treat my daughter?

You’re heartless, Naomi.”

“To Erica, you’ve always been her father. She’s a good daughter and she loves you.” Naomi tried to put in good words for her daughter.

“If she truly loved me, she wouldn’t have joined hands with you to conspire against me by changing my last will and taking away my company. And for sure, she wouldn’t have murdered someone just to hide the truth of her identity!”

“Erica is still young, that’s why. She doesn’t know anything. Save her, please! She’s your daughter!” pleaded Naomi.

“Anastasia will deal with you and Erica as she has the right to do so. Everything will be done according to her call and I won’t interfere in this matter,” Francis uttered, driving the last nail into her coffin.

As the realization of her last strand of hope vanishing dawned upon her, her eyes widened in total fear. “What? You’re going to let her handle everything? N-No. Francis, she hates me to death; she’ll kill us! I’m begging you. Please save us!”

“If you had treated her nicely, she wouldn’t have taken things this far. It’s your karma.” A visit at death’s door had cleared the haze in his mind. He had made up his mind to spend the rest of his lifetime with his biological daughter in peace; the others did not bother him in the slightest anymore.

After saying what he intended to say, Francis rose to his feet.

“Francis, Francis! Don’t go! Please, save me!” The desperate woman banged her head onto the transparent barrier continuously in an attempt to make him stay.

Still, he tuned out the noise and left without turning his head.

Meanwhile, Naomi, who was held by the officers, did not feel a smidgen of pain despite the bleeding. Instead, the unprecedented despair was swallowing her little by little inside out.

The jewelry showcase commenced as scheduled at 2.00PM on Friday and it was expected to end at 9.00PM.

Since Anastasia’s jewelry would be displayed in the afternoon, she and Felicia promised to meet up together. They seated themselves at the front row, which was the best spot to watch the show.

Underneath Anastasia’s long coat was a black dress that hugged her figure well. In spite of the unobtrusive color, she exerted elegance that could readily captivate others with one single movement:

The ceremony opening was then followed up by the runway where the models began to take the center stage and present the jewelries, which were imbued with exotic styles from worldwide. Akin to other audiences, Anastasia was having the time of her life while discussing the features of the design with Felicia at times.

Finally, Anastasia’s work ‘Gloryio’ was mentioned alongside her name when the host was introducing the next design.

Her heart palpitated and before long, she saw that very necklace worn around the model’s neck. The model’s enticing collarbone complemented the jewelry well by drawing all eyes onto the item as it glittered under the illuminating lights.

As soon as the model took the limelight, the crowd plunged into a silent commotion with murmuring voices echoing against the walls.

After a few rounds of catwalks, the models retreated to the backstage, where a number of rich people expressed their liking toward Gloryio. After all, it was a one-of-a-kind jewelry that was worth adding to their collection.

“I’m sorry, but this set has been taken.”

“What? I should be the fastest one. Who is it?” the rich lady growled in disapproval.

“It’s President Presgrave of Presgrave Group. It is said that he wishes to give it to his lover, explained the manager.

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Almost instantly, the rich lady broke into a smile. “Oh! I gladly admit that I’m indeed one step too late. He has good taste.”

That was a given, considering that the designer was Elliot’s very lover!

After the showcase, Anastasia decided to invite Felicia for a cup of coffee, but an employee approached Anastasia before she could even leave her seat. “Miss Tillman, please come backstage for a moment.”

Albeit slightly surprised by the request, she went backstage together with Felicia, only to be welcomed by the manager with a smile. “Miss Tillman, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I have a present for you.”

“A present?” While Anastasia was taken aback, the incisive Felicia had a vague guess of the situation.

The manager took out an exquisite white box before opening it to reveal a necklace. It was the one Anastasia had designed! She exclaimed, “This is my design, though! Is it really for me?”

“Yes. Mr. Presgrave has specially noted that he wishes to give it to the woman he loves the most.”

A blushing Anastasia could not contain the sweet joy in her heart. Needless to say, the man had always been adept at giving surprises.

“Anastasia, it seems like there’s a good reason for President Presgrave to insist on using the best diamonds. He’s been planning to give it to you as a gift from the very start,” teased Felicia.

Anastasia could not help but grin from ear to ear. “So, you’ve known this beforehand? Why didn’t you tell me?”

“If I’ve done that, there wouldn’t be any surprises and President Presgrave’s effort would’ve gone down the drain.”

After looking at her own work, Anastasia told the manager, “Please send it to my place.”

“Understood.”

Anastasia left her address with the manager before leaving. Right then, she thought of the man she had been missing.

“Have you received the present?” Elliot chuckled with his low voice.

“Yeah. But why?” asked Anastasia.

It’s our engagement soon, but you still need a set of jewelry. I think it’ll be meaningful for you to wear it at our engagement ceremony.”

She had nothing to rebut the ideal answer as she was equally pleased. “I think so too.”

“I’ll see you later tonight.”

“Okay. I’m still shopping, just so you know.” She was on cloud nine.

As the engagement ceremony was nearing, Anastasia had been busy these days. Just selecting six sets of gown alone took up a lot of time since she had to take the details into account as well.

Amidst the hectic days, Harriet was the happiest person of all. The future she had been envisioning was coming true at long last-Anastasia was going to be her granddaughter-in-law.

There was a pre-gathering at Presgrave Residence later that night and Anastasia could finally see Nigel, who had been preoccupied due to a business expansion. He barely had the time to catch a breath.

“Still, I can finally become your family as your brother-in-law.” He smiled.

“It feels kinda weird.” She tried to contain her laughter as she was only two years younger than

him.

“Fine. You can marry me, then,” he said in undertone so that it would not reach Elliot’s ears.

She played along, “Say it out loud for your brother to hear.”

Suddenly, someone patted Nigel’s shoulder. It was Elliot, whose eyes had narrowed dangerously, “What did you just say?”

“Huh? Did I say something? I said nothing!” Nigel blinked his eyes several times at Anastasia, signaling her to not let the cat out of the bag.

“It’s nothing.” She was about to burst into laughter because of the funny outcome.

Then, Elliot excused himself to greet the seniors and Nigel patted his chest in relief. “I’ve been afraid of him since I was young. You can never imagine his stern face when he’s angry with me. Yet, he used to stand up for me whenever I got into trouble. I really admire him.”

“For real? Tell me more about his younger days! Did he do anything mischievous or embarrassing?” A curious Anastasia was all ears.

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Nigel recounted his childhood memories. “Once, I offended the seniors in my school and Elliot-who was abroad at that time-returned to the country immediately to take down seven of them all by himself! I was cheering for him at the sideline and he won! He was so cool!”

As she was listening to the story, Anastasia could literally picture the scene in her head. She had seen pictures of Elliot in his teens and he definitely had the looks of a rich young boy.

“Has he gone out with other girls?” she whispered.

Nigel shook his head as he did not dare to make up a lie for it either. “Though the girls had been lining up to date him, he didn’t like any of them. Only you.”

Anastasia was giddy with merriment at that moment. “Really? Are you telling the truth?”

“I swear.”

Based on their long friendship, she was able to discern the sincerity in his eyes and trusted his words. “Okay. I believe you.”

After greeting the elderly members, Elliot turned his head to see the duo talking with such proximity. Watching how their heads almost touched, Elliot guessed that Anastasia was prying into his past.

His aroused interest led his feet toward them, after which he crossed his arms while pricking up his ears to hear the conversation.

Both of them were so immersed in the gossip that they did not realize the protagonist was just right there. Meanwhile, Nigel’s eyes lit up as he recalled something. “I’ll tell you one of his dark histories.”

“Dark history?”

“Before he was 16, he drove the car and was caught red-handed. The police gave him a lecture and forced him to rewrite all of the driving rules by hand.” Nigel guffawed without feeling a tad of guilt.

Anastasia let out a hearty laughter as well.

Suddenly, they could feel a cold chill accosting them as a voice resounded. “Is it that hilarious?”

The smile on Nigel’s face went stiff before he cleared his throat. “Elliot, I’m already saving your face by not exposing the time you entered the ladies’ by mistake.”

“Well, it’s not like you’re much better than I am. I have plenty of stories about you too!” Elliot squinted his eyes with a piercing gaze at his brother.

“What? Elliot went to the ladies’ before?” Anastasia’s eyes widened in shock. Was he mistaken as a pervert?

Elliot smiled widely, albeit dangerously. “If you would like to learn more of my stories, I’ll tell you later tonight in bed. Don’t listen to his nonsense.”

She smiled while blushing in embarrassment whereas Nigel patted Elliot’s shoulder. “Patience, Elliot. Be patient. You’re going to get married soon.”

In fact, Elliot’s patience was wearing thin to the point that he could not fall asleep. at night. Although there were three days remaining before the engagement, it felt like a century to him.

Time flew by and it was the engagement day at long last.

The press, which had quite reliable resources, began to offer their sincere wishes to the couple with the intent to spread the news. Soon, the Internet went wild over the engagement of the renowned President Presgrave of Presgrave Group.

On the other side, Hayley saw the news

and shoved everything off the desk in a fit of pique at her rented room. In the end, Anastasia had become Mrs. Presgrave and Hayley was left with nothing.

Due to her face, Hayley had been staying indoors. However, she was left with not much money; even her meals would become a problem if she could not come up with a solution soon.

Desperate times always called for desperate measures. The desperate woman, who met a dead end, had an idea.

She could disguise as the gigolo to receive some money from Anastasia, who was going to marry Elliot soon.

Anastasia would be mindful of her reputation by now. Thus, Hayley could threaten her with the incident that had transpired five years ago.

With that ace card in her sleeves, Hayley was certain that Anastasia would provide her with some money in order to retain her reputation.

A few hundred thousand meant nothing to Anastasia, but it was enough for Hayley to lead a good life for a few years.

Therefore, Hayley had decided to glamble for once. She had nothing to lose anyway, so why would she be afraid?

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After taking a deep breath, Hayley took a burner phone and dialed Anastasia’s number.

“Hello. Who is this?” Anastasia’s voice came from the other side of the line.

Hayley made sure that she was using a voice changer app. “Anastasia Tillman, I heard that you’re getting married soon. Congratulations!” It was a sarcastic tone.

“It’s you?” Rage soared in Anastasia’s voice at the drop of the hat.

“Yes, it’s me! I miss our son so much. I wish I could see him.”

“Don’t you dare come close to my son!”

“I can do that if you give me some money. Otherwise, I’ll expose everything that had happened five years ago. I will tell everyone that you slept with me and that you’ve worked at the club!”

Anastasia, who was currently at Elliot’s villa, tried to maintain her composure

while dealing with the scumbag she had been waiting for all this time.

“Money? How much do you want?” She feigned fear at the threat.

Hayley did not hesitate once she heard the offer. “One million.”

“That’s impossible, but I can consider it if it’s a hundred thousand.”

“Five hundred thousand. That’s final.”

“I can’t give you more than a hundred thousand.” Anastasia was determined to catch the guy.

“Y-You’re going to marry Elliot Presgrave, that rich guy. How can you not have more than that?”

The altered voice rang a bell for some reason. ‘His’ voice and tone was familiar to Anastasia’s ears. Then, a figure seeped into her mind. Hayley. Perhaps the person talking is not

the gigolo, but Hayley?

As an afterthought, she decided to test the waters by saying, “Elliot and I are not on good terms. He won’t give me any money.”

As she had expected, the person snorted coldly. “Anastasia Tillman, that trick won’t work on me! He’ll give you anything you want for sure.”

“The news is fake. He doesn’t love me. It’s a loveless marriage.”

“Anyone but me will believe in those lies. I know a lot about you and Elliot.”

Anastasia’s gaze was flaring with ire as her conjecture had hardened into conviction. It was Hayley calling her at the moment. It seemed like Hayley had been trying to contact her from the beginning in order to blackmail her.

Since the gigolo did not have the audacity to appear before Anastasia, Hayley was trying her luck to blackmail Anastasia by pretending to be him.

She must be missing the lonely Erica who’s currently in prison. I guess I should

grant her a wish by sending her to jail as

well!

It was easy to prove whether the person on the phone was indeed Hayley or not throw the bait and make her show up!

“Fine. Five hundred thousand is what you want, isn’t it? You gotta promise that you stay out of my son’s sight or I’ll make you pay for it,” warned Anastasia.

Now that Anastasia had priced up the offer due to ‘fear’, Hayley was in triumph as her trick was working. “Okay. I want the money now.”

Judging from how hasty the person was, Anastasia was certain that it was indeed Hayley attempting to bamboozle her. Hayley was in dire need of money to refine her looks, yet Elliot had driven her away previously.

Therefore, she acted as the gigolo to get money from Anastasia, which caused Anastasia to frown in vexation. Why didn’t I realize earlier?

Anastasia was not going to forgive Hayley this time round. “How should I give you

the money?”

“I’ll send you the location. And you gotta leave the money there in an hour.”

“The amount is too much. I’ll give you a hundred thousand in cash and the remaining amount with a credit card. But you gotta promise me that you won’t bother my life again. Otherwise, I won’t give the money to you.” Anastasia feigned uneasiness.

“Okay. I promise, but you have to give me the right amount of money.”

“Deal.” Having said that, Anastasia terminated the call before dialing Elliot’s number and informed him about the situation, asking him to trap Hayley into admission.

As Anastasia had enough on her plate with tonight’s engagement ceremony going on, she could not afford to worry about this matter.

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After settling the money matter, Hayley heaved a sigh of relief as she left her room, thinking that Anastasia was so foolish to have fallen for such a trick. Five hundred thousand would be enough for Hayley to survive for years.

Not only that, there was a chance to recover her looks! As she was feeling giddy about her ‘flawless’ plan, Hayley figured that she could make Anastasia her very own magic money tree in the future after having successfully deceived Anastasia like a fool.

Hayley ordered Anastasia to put the money into a locker at a grocery store before texting the password. An hour later, she would be swimming in cash and doing anything she fancied with the card.

In order to get the money furtively, she planned to wear a disguise apart from hiring someone with two hundred dollars to help her move the money.

Half an hour later, amidst the crowded locker room, there was a guy shoving a bulging bag into one of the lockers. He set a password before taking his leave.

Mixing around the nearby throng was Hayley, whose eyes were staring at the locker with excitement. She believed it!

Considering how much money she would own in the near future, five hundred thousand was a trifle to Anastasia. It would not pain her at all.

Soon, Hayley received a message from Anastasia that read, ‘I’ve left the money as told. You better do as you’ve promised. Otherwise, you’ll never get away from it.

A sniggering Hayley glanced at a young man next to her, who seemed quite dense, before asking whether he wished to earn himself some easy cash.

He nodded vigorously, after which she instructed him to move a hefty bag from the locker to her car.

He did as she told immediately upon receiving the money. The loaded bag was so heavy that he could barely move it. After looking left and right, she wore a cap before trailing behind him. She even covered her face with a mask for this mission.

Once the man had arrived at the entrance, she instructed him, “Drop it there. Thanks.”

“Miss, what is in that bag? It’s so heavy,” asked the curious man.

Hayley glossed it over by saying, “Just mask packs from my friend.”

After that, he took the thousand dollar cash and left like a happy bunny.

At the same time, Hayley hauled the bag to the side to have a look of the content. It was loaded with cash as she had expected! Just as she was about to carry the bag, a shadow loomed over her and caused her to raise her head at the oncoming person.

The two men donned in casual attires showed their police badges. “Hayley Seymour, you’re under arrest for blackmailing Miss Tillman a large sum of money. Please follow us to the station for investigation.”

Her face went pallid within split seconds. What? How did she find out that it’s me?

“N-No! I didn’t blackmail anyone. She gave it to me willingly!” With that being said, she forwent the money and dashed with all her might. Still, the bodyguards, who were already guarding outside, thwarted her and rendered her forlorn escape invalid.

“Let go of me! Who are you?!”

“We’re Miss Tillman’s bodyguards. You can’t escape, Hayley.”

“How did that b*tch know that it’s me?!”

“Do not speak of Miss Tillman like that.” Then, the bodyguard flung her toward the ground.

A spasm of pain contorted her face and her heart sank to the pit of her stomach, for she had not foreseen herself to be the one who would fall in the trap.

Now, Hayley had completely understood why Anastasia was willing to increase the amount to five hundred thousand-the higher the amount of money involved, the heavier the penalty would be. Still, the hindsight was too late.

“Anastasia Tillman!” growled Hayley before she was cuffed and taken away by the police.

In the meantime, Anastasia, who was in the makeup room, was informed that Hayley was taken into custody. Everything had gone as planned and it added to the icing on the cake on her engagement day.

“Miss Tillman, shall we start with the makeup?”

“Sure,” replied Anastasia as the elite makeup team tended to her at Elliot’s villa.

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At the Presgrave Residence, Elliot was back to pick his grandmother up. Because of her advanced age, he had to personally come and pick her up before settling her down at the hotel.

“Hey, Elliot! Why aren’t you wearing the watch I gave you? Do you not like my present?” Harriet saw Elliot’s watch in the car and she could not help but recall the one she had given him.

A smiling Elliot replied, “Okay, Grandma.

I’ll wear that watch tonight!” “That is your lucky watch. It has been

blessed by God and was bought according

to your zodiac sign!” she responded.

“Blessed by God?” This amused him.

“Of course! This watch brings good luck to you.”

“Alright then, I will wear it later.”

Meanwhile, at the hotel, there was not enough time for him to pick up. Anastasia because Elliot had picked Harriet up, so he asked for a motorcade to head over in

his stead. Coincidentally, Jared was at the hotel too, so he could take care of the place for the time being..

“You didn’t need to pick me up. It’s a hassle for you to come back and forth. I can take a cab by myself.” Anastasia told him.

“Oh, yeah. Anastasia, help me take a watch from the cabinet.” Elliot told her.”

“Sure! Which one?”

Elliot sent a picture to her. “Help me to search for it. It should be at the top.”

“Okay. Does this watch have any special meaning?” she asked curiously. After all, she knew that the watch he specified definitely had something to it.

“It was a gift from my grandmother.”

Anastasia felt a surge of joy, as she was a bit jealous, wondering which woman gave him that!

“Okay. I will bring it to you later,” she replied.

Applying perfect makeup, she paired it with her white diamond dress, which made her very elegant.

Anastasia then arrived at Elliot’s bedroom and entered his closet. Inside, there was a display glass for his watches. Under the lights, the watches radiated its uniqueness and showed off the man’s taste for the finer things in life.

Looking up, Anastasia could see the light emerald watch reflecting a motif of a wolf’s head upon taking it out.

She took it with her after making sure it was the same one as in the picture. Then, she placed it in her bag and went down to the motorcade that was waiting for her.

The twilight was prominent today, which signaled a very romantic night to come.

The three cars slowly left the villa, with Anastasia sitting in one of the luxurious cars’ back seats.

The hotel for the engagement was a seven star one in the middle of the city and it was one of the properties of the

Mansons. The exterior of the extravagant hotel was lined with festive lights, making the whole place look even grander.

One could somewhat see that on the inside of the black car sat an elegant woman that radiated her charisma outwardly.

As the car parked at the entrance, a man had stood there for quite a while in a stylish black suit and combed hair, accentuating his good looks. He could not help smiling upon seeing the car arrive.

The woman he had been anticipating finally arrived.

He personally opened the door to the sight of Anastasia staring back at him too. Witnessing the man’s charisma made her shy as she slowly looked away.

Nevertheless, one could blatantly see that the look in her eyes was full of love and care for the man.

Nigel, who was standing at the side, felt frustrated at the sight of this. Hmph, I’m also dressed to the nines today. Any

woman would be attracted to me, but why isn’t Anastasia sparing me a glance?

Never had he seen Anastasia look at a man with such a gaze. He had once hoped she would look upon him so, but now he understood that he was not worthy of it.

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Only Elliot was worthy of such a gaze.

It was as if the heavens had decided they were a pair from the start and that he himself was only a missionary who sent Anastasia to Elliot.

This was still devastating to him, even though he already knew the truth.

Nevertheless, he was not jealous of them. Rather, he truly wished them happiness, as the thing he hoped to see the most was Anastasia living the life she wanted.

Anastasia, who was being extra shy today, was being led by Elliot into the main hall quietly and obediently.

Only when they entered the elevator did she finally turn back and see Nigel. She raised her hand to greet him. “Hi, Nigel.”

Smiling somewhat bitterly, Nigel replied, “You finally see me,”

Anastasia started blushing harder and harder, while Elliot only looked on smilingly, admiring the woman who was soon to be his fiancee. He also showed

what it meant for one’s mind to be filled with someone.

Tired of being the thirdwheel involuntarily, Nigel coughed lightly. “Can you two stop publicly displaying your love? At least wait until the engagement party is done and dusted.”

Smiling, Elliot peered at him. “Nigel, you wouldn’t understand this feeling.”

Anastasia started laughing at his words while covering her mouth, as did Nigel, while thinking about it.

Inside the venue hall.

Everything looked very romantic and dreamy. Since Anastasia liked a blue themed engagement venue, the whole thing was decorated in teal and sky blue, making it seem very simple yet dazzling.

Blue roses were scattered around the scene, making the venue have a slight flowery scent.

Upon being sent to the waiting room by the side, Anastasia finally remembered

about the watch, so she took it out and gave it to him. “Is it this one?”

Elliot nodded. “Yup. It’s this one.” Taking off his other watch, he said, “This was a gift from my grandma for my 20th birthday.” Wearing it, he continued, “Grandma said that this was a watch that would bring me luck and happiness.”

Anastasia agreed with him. “Your grandmother’s words should be correct.”

Elliot’s gaze wavered at this, as it was this precise watch that attracted Hayley, the evil woman, who nearly led Harriet to her demise.

In his mind, he just treated it as a gift from his grandmother and not as a lucky charm.

He now thought that he was indeed lucky since he had met Anastasia.

Jared stepped out with Elliot, and they entered the room later, accompanied by two bodyguards.

“You look so pretty today, Mommy!” The

little child stared at Anastasia. He thought that this was the prettiest he had ever seen his mother and that she looked like a bride.

Hugging him, Anastasia hit his head dotingly. “Thank you, sweetheart. Are you happy, Jared?”

“Of course I am! I can finally call Mr.Presgrave as ‘Daddy’!” Jared nodded.

Stunned, Anastasia laughed at his words. “Yup. He’s your daddy from now on.”

Time was slowly passing by, with Francis sitting right in front of the hall in a suit, looking elegant. He did not know how to describe his feelings since his only daughter was getting married today. It was after experiencing so much that he understood one thing: only those that shared his blood would truly love him and that he would spend the rest of his life making it up to Anastasia and her mother.

As for the others, he did not want nor need to care about them.

Harriet’s daughter, Brenda, walked over and said, “Mom, it’s almost time.”

“Let’s start then!” Harriet could not wait to announce that Anastasia was about to be her future daughter-in-law.

“Mum, you’ve been wishing for this for so long!”

“Indeed I have!” Harriet was thoroughly overjoyed.

The engagement ceremony was scheduled to start at 6.50 pm, so there were just two minutes left.

Elliot walked on stage, and the lights only served to accentuate his perfectly sculpted face.