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.
iPad out to them and said, “President Presgrave, Miss Tillman, have a look at this. Naomi and her daughter have released a statement to
and read out the headline of the article shown, “Eldest
the time she was done reading the entire article, she was trembling with anger. The audacity of those two women to release such
media outlets have
it had been released,” Rey said. “Furthermore, many independent journalists are defending them, amplifying the
Tillman’s reputation.”
turned as cold as
that.
playing victim
first. “Find a way
there are a lot of eyes on this right now. If we do not publicly
to wake my father up.
ached at how calm and collected she was. “Okay.” He sighed. “I’ll hold back myself for
the mother-and-daughter duo would have already been thrown
tolerated their impertinent behavior.
can make healthcare decisions for Dad instead of me. It is impossible for that to happen. If I let them take care of
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