Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 289

Chapter 289 Attempting to Commit Suicide

“Exactly! If you don’t want to apologize, why did you slap her? Look at Miss Seymour—she’s such a poor thing.”

Anastasia was feeling a lot of pressure deep down as she listened to everyone else criticizing her. After all, only she and Hayley knew how the latter had tried to kill her underwater. However, those who judged her without knowing the truth were equally hurtful.

Meanwhile, Elliot ignored the gazes from the crowd and carried the barely conscious Anastasia into his arms. He then instructed Rey, “Take Miss Seymour inside to get her clothes changed.”

“Elliot…” yelled a sobbing Hayley. Her heart ached from a stabbing pain as she watched Anastasia being carried away by the man.

Even after all of that acting and drama, Anastasia still emerged as the final winner. She received all of Elliot’s love and care, yet the man did not even spare a word of concern for Hayley.

Anastasia’s first thought after being sent inside for a clean change of clothes was her son. As such, she turned to Elliot and said, “Don’t tell Jared what just happened.”

“Don’t worry! I have informed Nigel not to bring him over, and Jared is still in the playroom,” Elliot comforted her.

Anastasia clenched the quilt tightly as she came to terms with Hayley’s viciousness. She was certain that Hayley had purposely pressed her into the water with the intention of drowning her.

“Why did you jump into the water to save her when you can’t swim?” Elliot frowned as he asked. He didn’t dare to blame Anastasia, but his chest tightened since he was worried about her.

“Tonight is your grandma’s birthday banquet. It’ll be a bad omen if someone dies,” replied Anastasia, expressing what she felt at the time of the incident.

However, she never expected Hayley, who couldn’t swim five years ago, would learn to swim.

“Did you know that you nearly…” Elliot couldn’t even finish his sentence as he was completely terrified of what had just happened. She would’ve been dead if he arrived even a few seconds late.

In other words, the only reason why Anastasia was still alive was that Elliot had acted quickly and executed a successful rescue. Otherwise, she would have not survived at all.

“Thank you,” Anastasia said genuinely. She could not imagine what would happen to her son if she were dead.

“I don’t want you to thank me; I just want you to cherish your life in the future. Don’t let this kind of thing happen again.” Elliot’s eyes were filled with worry as he stepped forward and took her into his arms. “Since I have saved your life, will you live a good life for me?” he asked.