Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 248

Chapter 248 The Acquisition

Anastasia got Alex to make the phone call. When he was done, he walked over to her and said, “Mrs. Tillman and Miss Erica are on their way to the hospital.”

Anastasia nodded tiredly as a worried look etched upon her face. She wasn’t sure what would happen to Francis’ company. Elliot had told her before that the acquiring party had their eyes set on the profitable construction industry, and Francis’ company had been their target for a while now. It followed that they would have done plenty of homework and made arrangements well in advance. They were determined to go through with the acquisition no matter what.

Just then, Alex sighed. “Anastasia, the whole acquisition thing has come up out of the blue, and President Tillman likely collapsed from the shock of it all.” Frankly speaking, he didn’t want to leave the company either. He had toiled hard to get promoted to financial manager, which was a position that came with a handsome paycheck.

Out of everyone, Anastasia was perhaps the first to know about the possibility of Tillman Constructions’ acquisition. If such was the fate of the company, it would have been too late regardless of whether she told Francis about it or not.

With a sigh of resignation, she hummed in response and said, “Let’s go and see how my dad’s doing right now.” She could only pray that her father would pull through.

Ten minutes later, the doctor came out of the emergency room and told them that Francis’ heart problem was acting up again. Additionally, he would be transferred to the ICU for further observation.

Anastasia let out a breath when she heard this. Age was catching up with Francis, and his body was no longer as tough as it used to be.

Half an hour had passed before Naomi and Erica showed up at the hospital. The former’s eyes were red and puffy as she barreled down the hallway. The latter, however, was seething with rage when she saw Anastasia.

“How’s my husband? How is he?” Naomi demanded urgently as she marched up to Alex.

“Calm down, Mrs. Tillman,” Alex said in a soothing tone. “President Tillman has only just come out of the emergency room. For now, it seems that his old heart problem is acting up again, and he’s been transferred to the ICU for further observation.”

Just then, Naomi noticed Anastasia standing there and realized that she must have arrived before them. A skeptical look flashed in her eyes as she asked, “How did you get here before us?”

“Miss Tillman was at the company when President Tillman collapsed. She came with me to the hospital,” Alex explained.