My Baby's Daddy

Chapter 59

“You’re hurt, Mommy!” Jared exclaimed, sounding pained at the sight of Anastasia’s injury.

Anastasia was stunned as well. This guy went into the pharmacy just so he could get some ointment and bandages for me?

She watched as Elliot dabbed an antiseptic-soaked cotton bud over the gash that ran along her leg before carefully bandaging the area.

He tended to the wound deftly as though having done this routinely before, and it didn’t take long for him to wrap things up.

“Thank you,” Anastasia said a little stiffly. She thought he had done far too much for her this evening.

Eliliot placed the carrier bag of first-aid stuff on the coffee table and said, “Change the dressing on your own for the next few days.”

“Got it.Thank you.” Given how rudely she had been with him earlier that day, she dared not look at him for too long. What was more, all his help this evening only made her feel worse.

“Thank you, Mr. Handsome,” Jared chimed, looking up as he eyed Elliot with immense gratitude.

out and rubbed Jared’s head affectionately. Then, he cast a long look at the woman who had

to the front door, opened

close to ease the knots in her stomach and calm her wildly-beating heart. Similarly, Jared threw his arms around

leave my son with vicious people like Erica and her mother ever again, because I’d rather die than

was terrified, and she was sure that she

down and pulled

herself thinking about how Elliot had stayed with her for a better part of the night while she was looking frantically for Jared. He had become her personal driver who sped through

suddenly felt an overwhelming surge of guilt. She had treated him like how a porcupine might treat a stranger, and that had definitely been uncalled for. Looks like I’ll have to be more amiable with him. Didn’t he say something about wanting me to meet his grandmother? I suppose I could entertain the idea and make things even

out for the best. She could meet with Old Madam Presgrave and dissuade the old lady from wanting to repay Amelia’s selfless deed all those years ago. After all, Amelia had only been carrying out

with fruits and gifts in hand. This time, he came alone without Erica and Naomi’s company. In any case, he understood that

the end of the day, and he couldn’t bring himself to think of

Anastasia finally said in consolation, “Just let it go, Dad. It’s all over now, so we

were filled with self-blame. Even Jared was beginning to feel sorry for the man as he