Night of Destiny ( Anastasia Tillman )
Chapter 168

Chapter 168

Chapter 168

Anastasia saw the scene in front of her and there was a sudden inexplicable feeling that arose within her.

Should I continue to allow this man to be involved in our lives? What if Jared gets used to seeing him

every day and becomes dependent on his close company? If he suddenly disappears from our life

someday, would Jared feel disappointed then?

“Mommy, let’s go grocery shopping, alright? I want to go to the mall.”

“Okay! Let’s go together today.” Anastasia responded with a smile.

And so, Elliot drove the car to a large mall by their house. In the supermarket, Anastasia was busy

picking out some fresh vegetables while Elliot brought Jared to pick out some toys. Anastasia then

walked off to the fruits section after picking out the vegetables. As soon as she saw some fresh durians,

she couldn’t help craving them as it had been quite a while since she had some.

As such, she picked out one which was quite fleshy and went off to get it weighed. The price of the

durian was quite exorbitant and she actually winced at the thought of it, but it was fine as an occasional

splurge.

After that, Anastasia went to seek out Jared and Elliot, but she found that Elliot’s trolley was full of

presents. Though slightly resigned, she kept it to herself and thought, Is he trying to spoil Jared? That’s

too many presents there!

“Mommy, Mr. Presgrave bought all of these for me.” Jared sat in the trolley and showed it off to her.

“We can’t have Mr. Presgrave spending so much money on you. Let’s just pick one that you really like,

alright?” Anastasia explained to Jared.

Upon hearing that, Elliot spoke in a low voice. “These are all my presents for Jared and the toys are

educational.”

“I like all of them.” Jared pouted as well, as he wanted all of these toys.

Meanwhile, Anastasia shook her head resignedly. “It’s just for this once, alright? Let’s go and pay for it.”

She was prepared to foot the bill herself but then before she could even reach out for her cell phone,

Elliot had already paid for everything. It’s such a shame that I didn’t get more durians! I would have

bought two if I knew that he was going to fight to pay for the grocery bill.

After entering the car, Jared instantly smelled the pungent scent. “Mommy, did you buy some durian? It

smells so good!”

“Yes, I bought the Musang King variety. Let’s go home and enjoy it.”

“Yay! I love durian!” Jared had developed a liking for durian due to Anastasia’s influence.

On the other hand, Elliot, who was standing by the side, frowned slightly as there was a slight smell of

durian inside the car.

As soon as they arrived home, Anastasia quickly opened the fruit and the smell of it filled the entire

house. She placed the flesh on a plate and brought it out. Meanwhile, Jared had already washed his

hands and he was waiting patiently on the couch to have some.

Anastasia glanced at Elliot, who was sitting on the couch too, and she generously offered, “Come and

have some too.”

“I don’t like this type of fruit,” Elliot rejected.

However, Anastasia insistently handed him one. “It’s really good. Why don’t you try some?”

“Mr. Presgrave, do try some. It’s really good!” Jared had one in his hand and he spoke while devouring it.

If it was anyone else who had suggested for Elliot to try some, he would definitely reject them but

because it was Anastasia and Jared, and they had a strong influence on Elliot, he overcame his disgust

and reached out for a tiny piece before opening his mouth slightly to taste it.

The taste of it was surprisingly better than he thought and as he tasted it carefully, the rich yet uncloying

taste of it filled his taste buds. He found himself unable to resist the creamy texture of the fruit and his

initial resistance went out of the window. He lifted his head and turned to nod at Anastasia. “It’s really

good.”

“See? I told you it was yummy!” Inexplicably, Anastasia suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment.

She felt quite pleased to be able to force Elliot to try some durian.

“Is there any more in the kitchen? Is that all that you bought?” Elliot clearly expressed that it wasn’t

enough.

In response, Anastasia blinked her eyes. “The Musang King variety is very expensive! One of them is

quite a splurge already. I dream of the day when I can finally achieve the freedom of having durians

whenever I please!”

“I can easily grant your wish,” Elliot commented with narrowed eyes. I can supply you with as many

durians as you wish to the point where you might get sick of it.

“It’s alright. I can earn more and buy it for myself!” After Anastasia said that, she glanced at the clock and

mentioned, “I’ll go prepare dinner now. Keep an eye on Jared for me.”

Subsequently, Anastasia headed off to the kitchen as Elliot went along with Jared to the toy area to

unbox the new toys. Meanwhile, Elliot’s eyes shone with a doting expression as he watched Jared

happily unbox his new toys. At that moment, Elliot felt as if he was truly Jared’s father.