Chapter 152

At that point, Leah was cracking her head to figure out a way to obtain Elliot’s forgiveness. Therefore,
when Anastasia suddenly added fuel to the fire, she couldn’t help but secretly glare at Anastasia.

On the other hand, when Elliot heard Anastasia’s words, the expression on his face became colder,
which made Leah even more anxious.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Presgrave. It wasn’t intentional. I thought that Miss Tillman would fancy that coffee.”
Leah tried hard to save her own image. After all, Elliot was Nigel’s cousin, so she couldn’t afford to ruin
her image in front of Elliot!

Upon hearing that, Anastasia revealed a smile. “Miss Hart, how about this-I’m willing to let this slide as
long as you apologize to me and return the money for the coffee to me.”

Leah was really reluctant to accept her offer, but she was aware that Anastasia’s suggestion could help
her out of this embarrassing situation. Hence, she had no choice but to suppress her rage and nodded.
“Alright, I’ll apologize to you. Just forget about the compensation and I’ll give you the money for the
coffee.”

Upon seeing that Anastasia had named her conditions, Elliot remained quiet and didn’t raise any
objections. Anastasia was seen taking out her phone and tapping on her phone to open the QR code
that allowed her to receive payment. Then, Leah quickly used her phone to scan the code and transfer
the 5,888.

At the same time, she inhaled a deep breath and said, “Miss Tillman, I’m sorry. Please forgive my
impoliteness.”



Anastasia took her phone and confirmed that she had received the money before replying without
raising her head. “Okay, I forgive you.”

When the man saw the woman eagerly checking the transfer with her head bowed, the coldness in his
eyes was replaced by a hint of affectionate smile. Her eyes are basically glued to the money.

“Mr. Presgrave, I’m sorry to have taken up your precious time. I have something else to attend to. I
shall take my leave.” Leah tugged her female companion beside her. They quickly pulled the door open
and fled the room for fear that they might offend the man if they were to stay for another second.

Anastasia took her phone and gratefully glanced at that man. “President Presgrave, thank you for
standing up for me.”

“Add another dish tonight.” He raised his eyebrow at her, gesturing at her that he preferred her to show
her gratitude through actions.

She suppressed her laughter and said while standing at the door, “Sure. How about two extra dishes?
Will that be enough, President Presgrave?” Her words ended with a long tone, but she totally had no
idea that it actually sounded especially enticing when she called his name like that. It resembled a
feather that gently brushed across his heart.

Elliot’s heart skipped a beat, after which he replied with raised brows, “Don’t forget to cook more

rice.”

“Sure!” Anastasia, who was embarrassed to talk about this topic in the office, immediately pulled the
door open and left.

Although she had been pissed that day, the whole incident ended in a way that alleviated her anger.



By that point, Leah, who had returned to her car, was so enraged that she slammed the steering wheel
while her female companion sitting next to her had a look of displeasure. “I wonder what Anastasia did
that allowed her to get Elliot to stand up for him.”

“I’ll definitely find a chance to get my revenge on her for the humiliation that I’ve endured today.” Leah
was so mad that she nearly fainted.

Felicia dealt with the matter that involved Leah so well that nobody in the office knew that it was Elliot
who actually took the initiative to set things straight for Anastasia. Otherwise, Anastasia would have
made everyone burn in jealousy.

In fact, Anastasia, who was carefree in character, wasn’t bothered by that incident as well since she
had gotten back her money. She had learned that she shouldn’t allow things that had nothing to do with
her to occupy her time.

At 3:00 PM, after having a few words with Felicia, Anastasia pushed open the door to her own office.
Unexpectedly, she found Nigel sitting on her seat.

Upon seeing that she had returned, Nigel spun around on the chair and flashed a bright grin at her,
revealing his dazzling, pearly white teeth.

“Why are you here? Are you done with the renovation work?” Anastasia asked as she walked into the
room.

“I’m here to check around and to pay you a visit and also to have dinner with you and Jared tonight.”

“Huh? Tonight?” Her heart leapt into her mouth as she had to cook dinner for Elliot that night.

“I’m thirsty,” Nigel said, then he extended his hand to grab the glass of water on her desk. Anastasia’s
eyes widened. With speed as fast as lightning, she snatched the glass. “You can’t drink from my glass.”



“Don’t be so stingy! Taking a sip won’t hurt!” He bit his lips, looking as though he was hurt by her
reaction.


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