Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 64

Chapter 64

When the clock finally read 4.30PM, Anastasia grabbed her purse and left the company 10 minutes earlier than usual, hoping to flag a taxi downstairs by the pavement. However, for some reason, there were no taxis driving past the area.

She was just about to walk over to the bus station nearby when a gleaming black Rolls-Royce pulled up next to her soundlessly. The driver’s side window rolled down to reveal the man behind the wheel, and he was eyeing her with his piercing gaze as he said, “Get in.”

Anastasia waved her hand to dismiss his offer. “No, thanks.” She would much rather take the bus.

Just then, the man stopped the car and opened the door. He got out of the vehicle and walked up to her, though she wasn’t sure what he was planning to do.

Before she could react, the man opened the car door on the passenger side before reaching out to deftly grab her by the wrist. Then, without another word, he shoved her into the passenger seat.

“Hey! I will not be sitting in your car, Elliot!” she snapped at him, having never encountered a man as boorish as him.

He ignored her, and after seeing that she had reluctantly settled into her seat, he closed the door and pressed his key. He had locked the car door, and now that Anastasia could not escape, she watched with wide eyes filled with despair as the man rounded the car to slide into the driver’s seat. Then, still paying no mind to her accusatory glare, he elegantly started the car and pulled away from the curb.

Given that she didn’t have time to waste now that she was running late to pick Jared up from school, she decided to let this matter go. She buckled up her seat belt and pointed out exasperatedly, “Just because you’re my boss and you helped me out big time doesn’t mean that you can just disrespect me like this.”

“I would have been more reasonable had you been more obedient,” Elliot said coolly as he kept his eyes on the road ahead.

“And what have you done to warrant my obedience?” she countered incredulously.

“I’ve never been good at handling rejection,” he said bluntly while throwing her a sideways glance.

She felt the urge to scoff. As it turned out, a man like him did not appeal to reason at all. Upon deciding to go with another topic, she took on a snide and wicked tone as she asked, “So, what’s the verdict on your girlfriend’s damages? Is she now a certified idiot?”

“Hayley is not my girlfriend; she’s just someone I have to care for,” Elliot answered unaffectedly.

Anastasia scoffed. “Go on, you can admit that you’re seeing her romantically. I saw how you guys were hugging and all that.”

“That is between me and her,” he said while frowning. For some reason, he wasn’t in the mood to dissect the details of his relationship with Hayley.