This turned out to be the best way to sleep. Anastasia immediately began to feel drowsy, and when Elliot heard her even breaths, his heart settled down as well. That night, they fell asleep in each other’s arms and felt a kind of peace they never felt before. The next morning.
As soon as Anastasia opened her eyes, she saw a pair of beguiling eyes, the owner of which was staring at her for who knew how long. She instantly turned red and buried her head into his arms, sticking close to him as she said petulantly, “Stop staring at how ugly I look right now.”
Elliot chuckled in amusement. “Who are you calling ugly? I’ve been staring for one hour and I didn’t see any trace of ugliness.”
Anastasia flushed a deeper shade of red. He’s been staring at me for one whole hour? Oh dear.
“Not ugly at all. On the contrary, you’re gorgeous,” Elliot announced soothingly as he held her in his arms.
Anastasia laughed and looked up at him with feigned dissatisfaction. The morning rays shone in through the window to illuminate the man who was lying on his side. His fair skin gleamed in the sun, and his features came to life. He was the image of perfection with his sharp brows, deep eyes, tall nose, and luscious lips. It was almost as if he were a masterpiece sculpted by the best artist in the world.
She was positively drowning from how enthralling he was. This made her despise Hayley even more for taking her place and being the one who possessed such a gentle and caring man for so long. The more she thought about it, the more disgruntled she became.
The first time she had met him, it was after her fight with Hayley, and he had lovingly carried Hayley away in his arms. All of a sudden, she sat straight up in bed and growled, “I want to see Hayley right now and let her know the horrors she’ll be facing in her very near future.”
Elliot pulled her back down. “I’ll drive you over after breakfast.”
“Fine, but I want to confront her myself.” Anastasia could not wait to see the look on Hayley’s face.
As soon as they finished breakfast, they heard from Harriet who was eagerly waiting to spend the day with Jared. She would leap at the opportunity to keep Jared by her side forever.
Elliot first made a stop at Presgrave Residence to drop Jared off before driving Anastasia to the detention center.
Anastasia had gotten all dressed up for the occasion. She never cared about her appearance in the past, but she felt the need to look immaculate when she met Hayley.
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