My Baby's Daddy

The CEO Protection

Despite that, Anastasia returned his gaze before replying with determination, “No one can stop me if I want to go.”

Right then, everyone was shocked by Anastasia’s attitude to challenge Elliot’s bottom line. She refused to go along with any of Elliot’s demands, and no one else in the entire company would have dared to do so.

“Alright, well, the meeting’s over now!” Even Felicia was terrified that Elliot might be angered and didn’t want to give Anastasia more opportunity to piss him off.

At this moment, Anastasia left her seat with her documents while Alice glared at her with jealousy. Who gave Anastasia the audacity to do what she did? How dare she treat Elliot like that?

When Anastasia returned to her office and wanted to take a sip of water, her office door was opened harshly before an angered figure entered the office.

When is this going to stop? She narrowed her eyes and looked at the man with a dark face in front of her before she placed her cup down. “What’s wrong, President Presgrave?”

“Show me President Curtis’s details.” Elliot reached out for the document from Anastasia.

“You saw him at the jewelry exhibition last night. His name is John Curtis,” Anastasia answered truthfully.

Upon hearing that, the man had his facial expression darkened even more. Why won’t she refuse to meet that guy at 8.00PM tonight when she already knows that he has ill intentions?

“Can’t you tell that he has ill intentions?”

“All I know is that my draft is worth seven digits.” All Anastasia wanted was to get her commission.

“Get someone else to go meet him, then,” Elliot suggested.

“No. I have to do it myself because this is my order. I don’t need you to worry about me.” Then, Anastasia opened the door to her office and motioned for Elliot to leave. “You should leave! I have to resume working now.”

However, Elliot gritted his teeth and said, “Anastasia, you’ll regret this.”

Still, Anastasia raised her eyebrows before smiling. “That’s still none of your business, President Presgrave.”

“You—” Elliot’s face darkened.

Ever since he met Anastasia, he had lost control of his anger and kept getting annoyed by her behavior.

Meanwhile, Anastasia exhaled while watching as the man left angrily. Somehow, she felt a hint of thrill because Elliot was Hayley’s boyfriend. She would still dismiss him even if he was really worried for her.

Since Anastasia was going to work overtime, she could only get Francis to come over to look after Jared. Nevertheless, Francis agreed to pick Jared up at school, as he had been missing Jared after not seeing him for days and wanted to take him out for a nice meal at night.

Knowing that her father would take care of her kid, Anastasia could finally work overtime without worry, as she still hadn’t completed the regular draft submissions that she needed to submit by the end of every month.

Around 6.30PM, she ordered takeout and ate at the company’s pantry while staring at the beautiful sunset view outside of the window in awe.

At the same time, Elliot, who was still in the president’s office, massaged his temple and asked Rey, “Is she still in the company?”

“Miss Tillman ordered takeout just now, and she’s eating in the pantry currently. I’m guessing that she wants to work overtime until 7.00PM and go to John Curtis later

on.”

“Alright. Continue watching after her.” Elliot was still worried. Since he promised Harriet to take care of Anastasia along with the favor that he owed Anastasia’s mother, he couldn’t let anything happen to her.

After finishing her meal, Anastasia rested for a while before leaving at 7.10PM.

While she left in a cab at the company’s entrance, a black car quickly followed behind the cab and trailed after them.

On the other hand, Anastasia was anxious as she looked at the night view from the window of the car. She was hoping that she could leave immediately after settling the

deal and even thought of an idea to let John know her colleague was waiting outside.

Hopefully, he wouldn’t attempt anything with that in mind!

Then, the cab entered the rich housing area before stopping in front of a luxurious villa. After the cab left, another car stopped in the street behind Anastasia. Nevertheless, she didn’t notice it.

On the other hand, Elliot was trying his best to suppress his urge to dash out of the car as he watched Anastasia press the doorbell. In a while, he’d get Rey to enter the villa to check on her.

When the door in front of Anastasia opened, John’s voice rang out. “Come on in, Miss Tillman! I’m waiting for you in the living room.”

Upon hearing that, Anastasia quickly entered the house. As expected from a rich person, the villa was extremely luxurious. When she entered the living room, John, who was sitting on the couch in his black robe along with a glass of wine in his hand, came into view. At that moment, the rich man seemed somewhat carefree.

Nevertheless, Anastasia tensed up when she saw John. Still, she had no right to interfere in her client’s clothing preference, even though they were discussing business. Then, Anastasia quickly sat down on the couch before giving John her draft. “You can take a look at the draft that I’ve designed for you, President Curtis. Do let me know if I should make any changes.”

After going through the draft papers, John complimented with a pleased manner, “These are great! As expected from a capable designer. I really like your designs, Miss Tillman.”

Then, he poured a cup of tea for Anastasia. “Do have some tea, and let’s start discussing our contract after this.”

“Uhm, I’m not thirsty since I just had dinner with my colleagues just now.” Anastasia rejected politely.

“You don’t have to see yourself as an outsider, Miss Tillman. How can you refuse a cup of tea when you’re already at my house? Isn’t that disrespectful?” John made it clear that he was upset.

Meanwhile, Anastasia stared at the cup of tea and made a decision before she took the tea and drank it. “President Curtis, it’s already late now, so why don’t we sign the contract now? My colleague is still waiting for me outside.”

“Your colleague?” John’s gaze wavered slightly.

“Yes. My colleague sent me over because I wasn’t driving. Since it’s hard to get a cab here, I still need his help to send me home later on,” Anastasia explained with a smile as she tried to imply that someone was waiting for her and would definitely lodge a police report if she couldn’t get out.

“Well, I still have to check the draft again since I didn’t do so just now. Please wait for a moment,” John said before he started looking at the draft again. Nevertheless, he was observing Anastasia’s reaction from the corners of his eyes. So what if your colleague is waiting for you when you’ve already drank the tea? I can still buy his silence after everything is over.

The tea that Anastasia drank just now was specially prepared by John, as he must get her by tonight. After that, he would use some money to buy her silence, and everything would be over. This was the tactic that John used every time, and all of the ladies ended up wrapped around his finger after that, so he hoped that Anastasia

would be obedient as well.

While waiting for John to look through the draft, Anastasia suddenly felt cold sweat forming around her neck as well as a warm feeling around her chest before she wondered if the air conditioner in the living room wasn’t strong enough.

Upon noticing that, John quickly poured another cup of tea for her. “Miss Tillman, you look like you are hot. Here, have another cup of tea!”

Not noticing anything odd, Anastasia took the cup of tea and drank it. Although the cool tea soothed her momentarily, she didn’t know that she had just consumed more of the drug

“Is there something wrong with the draft?” Anastasia asked worriedly as she really wanted to leave already.

“There’s nothing wrong with it, and I believe in your ability as well. Hold on. I need to go to the washroom for a while.”

At this moment, John was trying to drag the time because the drugs needed some time to be activated. By the time that Anastasia was in her most afflictive, she would surely agree to whatever demands he had.

On the other hand, Anastasia still thought that the air conditioner wasn’t powerful enough because she was starting to feel really hot, and her face was flushed. It wasn’t until a sudden strong sensation from the lower part of her body hit her that she realized that something was wrong.

Why is my body starting to feel numb? It’s like… It’s like there’s a fire burning within my body and chipping away at my consciousness and rationality. Could it be that …

Anastasia turned toward her cup before she stared at the pot of tea. Suddenly, something hit her, and she immediately got up and ran out of the living room.

When John returned to the living room and noticed that Anastasia wasn’t there, he quickly ran after her and saw her staggering out of the yard.

“Where are you going, Miss Tillman?” John’s devilish voice rang out.

“What did you put in my drinks?”

“Anastasia Tillman, you’ve managed to capture my eyes. You’re too beautiful, and there’s no way that I wouldn’t like you. Why don’t you stay for the night? I’ll be sure to be nice to you.” Right then, John’s true colors were revealed as he exposed his true

intentions.

“G-Get away from me. I do not provide any other services other than draft designing. Get away from me!” Anastasia roared.

“You got drugged. If you don’t get a man to help you out, you’ll feel very uncomfortable pretty soon.”