Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 131

Chapter 131

Nigel held the ring up and passed it to her. “Just take this ring, then. I ordered it especially for you.”

“I can’t. It’s too expensive. I can’t take it! You should keep it for yourself! It might come in handy in the future.” She rejected him with a smile on her face.

“You always do this. I just want to give you the best, but you always reject me. Can you be a little more superficial and money-minded, Anastasia? You should at least enjoy it when people give you expensive stuff.” Nigel gazed at her with a rather exasperated look on his face.

She smiled as she leaned back on the couch. She was surprised to realize that she had been sweating a little. I was probably too nervous when I was on stage. That makes sense since there were so many people in the crowd.

Right then, Nigel’s phone began to ring. He held it up to see that it was a call from his dad. “Hey, Dad.”

“Where are you?” Jonathan’s voice sounded rather stern.

“I’m in one of the private rooms, Dad. Is anything the matter?” he asked.

“A marriage proposal is a huge thing. Shouldn’t you have discussed it with us first?”

“I’m sorry that I made the decision on my own, but I’m sure you guys know how much I like Anastasia,” Nigel replied in a rather apologetic tone.

“We’ll talk about this in the future. Your grandmother’s looking for you now, so you should go to her!” Jonathan ordered.

“Okay,” Nigel replied before turning to Anastasia. “My grandmother is looking for me, Anastasia. Let’s go meet her together. She’ll love you.”

Anastasia didn’t know what to say. I think Nigel doesn’t know that I’ve met his grandmother before. “You go ahead! I need some time to calm down. I was too nervous earlier,” she said with a smile.

“Did I scare you?” Nigel hurried over with a bottle of water. “Here. Have something to drink.” Anastasia twisted the bottle cap open and sipped on her water before urging him to go to Harriet. “Hurry up! Go look for your grandmother!”

“Oh! Tell us about it!” The older women were busybodies, so they were desperate to hear all about Anastasia’s past.

“Miss Anastasia is just a regular jewelry designer from Bourgeois Jewelry Atelier. Her father owns a company that invests in building materials. Her family background is pretty normal. There’s nothing special about her,” Hayley uttered.

“What? How could someone from a regular family receive a marriage proposal from Young Master Nigel?” one of the older women said.

Hayley sneered. “She has her skills, of course!” The way she phrased her sentence made it easy for others to misunderstand the situation. It sounded like Anastasia was using some other means to win the hearts of the rich. Judging by the looks of these women, they’ll probably spread rumors about Anastasia’s regular background soon enough. Let’s see how Anastasia’s going to hold her head up then!

Meanwhile, Anastasia glanced at the time. It was past 8.00PM, and she figured that it was time she left the private room and headed home. It wasn’t good to be the center of attention for too long, so she thought it would be best to leave as soon as possible. However, the moment she opened the room door, she felt everyone around her turn to stare at her. Although most of them were giving her looks of admiration, she still preferred not to be seen. She didn’t want to have the spotlight.

In the end, Anastasia decided to leave without saying goodbye. She lifted the hem of her dress while walking toward the main door. At the same time, Hayley had been walking around in search of Anastasia as she wanted to know what Anastasia was doing. Coincidentally, Hayley caught sight of her target walking toward the main exit. Is she leaving now? Hayley was surprised.