Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 76

Chapter 76

At the same time, Hayley forced some tears out of her eyes and pretended to wipe them off with her hands until they arrived at the mansion. Then, she gazed at the man in excitement and asked, “Elliot, would you like to come inside and have a cup of tea before you go?”

“No, thanks. I have a meeting to attend later.” Elliot turned the lady down.

“Well, it’s not going to take you long to enjoy a cup of tea, plus I feel a little lonely being here by myself.”

“As I’ve told you before, you can always invite your family to move in with you if you feel lonely,” suggested Elliot.

“I’ve told them about it before, but they don’t think they’d be used to living with me here.” Hayley’s knee-jerk reaction was to lie because she would never want to share everything she had with the family she hated. After all, they had brought nothing else but pain and suffering into her life, which was enough to justify her resentment toward them.

“Persuade them to keep you company then,” said Elliot. He then took a look at his watch and continued, “I have to go now.”

Despite knowing that it wasn’t possible for her to make Elliot stay, Hayley lost herself in the man’s charming smile before she eventually mustered her courage and leaned closer to hug and kiss him. Nevertheless, Elliot was one step ahead by resisting her with his palms when he could sense her breath just a few inches away. Then, he gave an unwavering stare and said, “Get out of the car now!”

In the face of the man’s cold rejection, Hayley had no choice but to step out of the vehicle in embarrassment. As she watched Elliot drive away with her face flushed, she couldn’t help but wonder why the man had no lustful desires for her.

Does he have another woman by his side?

Hayley couldn’t help remembering the hickey on his neck from the other day. If the hickey did not come from Anastasia, it was definitely from someone else.

On the other hand, Anastasia was killing boredom by reading her text messages in the taxi, only to be surprised when she saw her replies to Nigel that she didn’t – remember typing herself. She tried to recall what had happened the day before and remembered that she was in the shower around 9.00PM. While she didn’t think her