Elliot brought Anastasia to the break room. Her eyes were welling up with tears and every time she thought about what her father was going through, her heart throbbed with pain.
He wrapped his arms around her and gently wiped away her tears.
“I’m sorry,” she said, turning to look at him. “I really don’t wish to get engaged at the moment. Can we postpone it?”
“Sure,” he said, nodding. “Don’t rush. It can be done after your father wakes up.”
When she heard that, hope filled her heart. That’s true! When her father was finally awake, she could select a new date with her father for her engagement to Elliot.
In Elliot’s eyes, postponing the
engagement party made no difference. After all, their relationship had progressed so much that it felt like they were already married. The engagement party was merely a ceremony to him.
No matter what happened, he would never abandon Anastasia. He would always protect her and stay by her side as they weathered troubled times together.
an iPad out to them and said, “President Presgrave, Miss Tillman, have a look at this.
article shown, “Eldest daughter holds comatose father hostage to steal
article, she was trembling with anger. The audacity of
media outlets
as it had been released,” Rey said. “Furthermore, many independent journalists
Tillman’s reputation.”
eyes turned as
heard that.
playing
her first. “Find a way to suppress the news.” Elliot
Miss Tillman. Also, there are a lot of eyes on this right now. If we do not publicly respond now, it
now. The most important task at hand is to wake my father up. When that happens, this lie would be exposed for what it truly is.
how calm and collected she was. “Okay.”
have already been thrown into
tolerated their impertinent behavior.
healthcare decisions for Dad instead of me. It is impossible for that to happen.
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