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.
held an iPad out to them and said, “President Presgrave, Miss Tillman, have a look at this. Naomi and
shown, “Eldest daughter holds comatose
article, she was trembling with anger. The
outlets have shared
said. “Furthermore, many independent journalists are defending them,
Tillman’s reputation.”
eyes turned as
heard that.
playing victim
a way to suppress
doing that might not end well for Miss Tillman. Also, there are a lot of eyes on this right now. If we do
Let us ignore them for 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. As for my reputation,
she was. “Okay.” He sighed. “I’ll hold
the mother-and-daughter duo would have already been thrown into prison.
tolerated their impertinent behavior.
them. They are only doing this so that they can make healthcare decisions for Dad instead of me. It is impossible
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