Chapter 414
Downstairs, Elliot gaped after Anastasia wordlessly
For some reason, he felt like he was being abandoned. Women were perpetually unsolvable mysteries, and not even Elliot, with his businessman brilliance and intelligence, could figure them out.
.
He did not bother pouring himself a glass of water and followed Anastasia up the stairs instead. When he got to her bedroom doorway, he saw that she was seated on the couch on the second floor and asked, “Where’s Jared?”
“Playing Legos,” she answered coolly, deliberately avoiding his gaze as she flipped through her half-read book.
At that moment, Elliot saw the glass of water on the table next to her and reached out to take it. However, just as he brought it up to his lips, she said curtly, “Don’t touch my glass.”
Seeing as he had already begun to drink from the glass, he gulped down a mouthful of water. He then narrowed his eyes as he asked, “Why not?”
sip, she shrugged and said, “Fine, drink the whole glass of water. I’ll just go downstairs and pour myself
want me drinking from her glass? He was baffled as he sat down across from
home, and her passive-aggressiveness was
about it,” she muttered in
rather have an open discussion when it came to solving problems, and he wanted to have a solution
as if you would be at a loss, right? You’d only have to put in some physical labor, but that’s about it! She’s
puzzled. However, before he could say anything, she went on to ask in all seriousness, “Did you think I was butting into your personal
realized they didn’t just have a problem; they were having a crisis. Otherwise, she wouldn’t take such a feisty tone
her lash out at him like this. He softened and
as she snapped, “Next time you decide to fool around behind my back, find a
narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw the picture. I can’t believe Hayley sent it to her!
“Anastasia, do you know
something?” Anastasia was admittedly astonished by his question. She didn’t
“That’s Hayley.”
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