Her sobbing and pleading had etched a deep sense of guilt and heartache into his soul despite the fact that he barely had his wits about him at that time. This was why he had spent five years looking for the woman he had spent that night with.
Elliot never would have thought that even though he was foolish enough to find the wrong person, fate had delivered the right one to his doorstep and even brought his son back to him. He was thankful that he had done a good job protecting Anastasia and Jared throughout the past year.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Nigel peered into the room and said, “Grandma is eager to reunite with Jared too. I’ll bring him over to her first.”
“Jared, go and meet your great-grandma!” Elliot said as he stroked Jared’s head.
“Okay!” Jared was still a little boy and he
had no clue about the magnitude of today’s events.
Once Nigel led Jared out of the room, Elliot’s eyes grew cold and menacing. There was a murderous glint in them.
“I’m going to make Hayley suffer for this.”
Meanwhile, Anastasia managed to keep her cool. She comforted him by saying, “There’s no rush. We should be celebrating today. Let’s not waste any more time on her.”
Elliot held her hand gently and raised it to his lips. “It’s you. The woman I’ve been looking for all this time is you.”
Anastasia held his other hand and gazed at the watch around his wrist. “You should thank this instead! If it weren’t for this watch, you and Jared would never have reunited.”
Elliot stared at the watch. It was a cold and lifeless object, but to him, it seemed to come alive and give off a warm aura. “Yeah. From today onward, I’m keeping it on me every day.” Elliot’s lips curved into a smile as he reached out to pull her close. Anastasia leaned into his arms and closed her eyes.
She had never felt at peace the way she did right now. She was no longer troubled by her son’s biological lineage.
At half past nine at night, Harriet’s blood pressure soared from all her excitement, and several doctors from Presgrave Hospital kept watch just in case.
Eleven o’clock at night, at Elliot’s hillside villa.
Elliot helped Jared with his bath. The little kid had tired himself out today, and he fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow. Elliot sat on the edge of the bed and remained transfixed as he stared at Jared’s face.
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