Chapter 122
Elliot’s arm tensed for a moment, but he didn’t fling the woman’s hand away. He was also interested to take a look at the man in
front of Anastasia, who had made her laugh so heartily.
The moment Anastasia looked up, she saw Elliot and Hayley walking in her direction. She then realized that the table next to her
had just been cleared. They’re not going to sit here, are they? Hayley shot Anastasia a smug look when she walked over and
pretended to greet her. “I didn’t know you were here, Anastasia!”
Anastasia gave Hayley a cold glare before turning her head to face the window. She didn’t bother being nice to Hayley as she
saw no point in it. Hayley could only settle in her seat with a bitter smile on her face. Meanwhile, Elliot took his seat opposite
Hayley. The position of his seat allowed him to stare directly at Anastasia’s face. He took a glance at the man opposite her as he
thought, I don’t know who this guy is. That means that he’s probably just some regular person.
“My company’s really near to yours, Miss Tillman! It’s just two streets away. I’ll have to buy you lunch and coffee next time!”
Samuel’s gaze remained on Anastasia the whole time, and he didn’t notice the icy glare that was boring into the back of his
head.
Anastasia ran her fingers through her hair as she put on a shy smile. “Sure! We can grab coffee when we’re free. Since you’re
such an impressive individual, I bet I can learn some investment related things from you,” she uttered.
some
“I do have some achievements in that field, so I’d gladly teach you some tricks,” Samuel replied in a confident tone. He was
secretly pleased when he noticed how Anastasia seemed to have a better impression of him after he talked about his career.
“Let’s get some food, Elliot!” Hayley said.
“You go ahead. I need to make a call,” Elliot replied while staying put in his seat. Hayley had no choice but to go on her own. As
she turned to gaze at the man sitting opposite Anastasia, she scoffed. What’s Anastasia’s taste in men like? This guy doesn’t
look good at all.
At the same time, Elliot’s gaze was fixed on the woman sitting at the next table. There was a light hanging from above
Anastasia’s head, and her gray evening gown made her skin seem fairer than usual. Her sharp features and her mesmerizing
eyes made her seem especially attractive, and her glossy red lips looked extra seductive. Any man who saw her perky, glossy
lips would yearn to bite on them.
Although Anastasia wasn’t paying any attention to the man beside their table, she could feel him staring at her. What’s he looking
at? Doesn’t he already have Hayley with him? she scoffed silently. While Samuel lowered his head to drink water, Anastasia took
the opportunity to roll her eyes at Elliot before glaring at him.
Elliot’s confused eyes met her eyes, and he felt a surge of inexplicable emotions in his chest. Anastasia smiles in such a happy
manner when she’s with this man, yet she has never smiled at me like that before. Why? Don’t I deserve her smiles?
These thoughts made Elliot more frustrated than before. As he watched Anastasia continuing to engage in conversation with the
other man, Elliot felt like he couldn’t handle it anymore. In the end, he stood up and walked to Samuel. “Excuse me, sir. I need
this seat for a while as there are
some work-related things I’d like to discuss with my staff.”
Samuel felt rather annoyed. Which brat’s trying to mess with my attempt at chasing after Anastasia? The moment Samuel turned
around, he was utterly shocked by what he saw. Isn’t this the young master of the Presgrave Group?
“P-Please sit down, President Presgrave.” Samuel moved at the speed of lightning as he gestured for Elliot to sit. Then, Samuel
realized... Does Anastasia work for Elliot?
Anastasia stared at the man in a rather troubled manner. “I’m not at work right now, President Presgrave. Let’s talk about work
during work hours,” she uttered coldly.
“I think talking about work is better than chatting with this boring man here.” Elliot had instantly attacked Samuel’s personality by
calling him a boring man. Samuel was speechless for two seconds before he put on a polite smile. “You’re right, President
Presgrave. I’m a rather naggy person who likes to have conversations on useless topics,” he explained.
Anastasia didn’t know how to respond as she stared at Elliot. “This might be the first time I’ve seen someone talk so rudely about
others in front of their face,” she muttered.
“Did I say anything wrong?” Elliot raised an eyebrow in a cocky manner.
He’s right that Samuel brags, but I’m willing to listen to him! I’d rather listen to Samuel than Elliot! Anastasia thought.
“I like it when others brag. Do you have the ability to do that, President Presgrave? Why don’t you try it?” Anastasia said in a
provoking manner.