Chapter 104
Anastasia had a nerve-wracking night, but now that the Ledford family had let things go, she was naturally feeling better.
So, she was quietly enjoying herself on the side of the road.
Herman, even on the phone, could feel Anastasiaâs joy
He chuckled, âThe folks from the Ledford family should be even more relieved than youâ
âWhy?â Anastasia asked curiously. âItâs weird. Blake got his ass handed to him, and the Ledford family didnât come after me. Instead, they apologized and gave me a bunch of jewelryâ
Herman asked over the phone, âDid you accept it?â
1 didnât dare.â Anastasia said. âSuch valuable stuff! Who knows if the Ledford family is setting a trap. What if they accuse me of blackmail? Then theyâd be accusing you of assault and me of extortion. Weâd both be screwed.â
Herman laughed, his tone becoming a lot softer. âI really donât know how your mind works. How did you think of that?â
Anastasia said, âRight? Good thing I saw it coming. Otherwise, Iâd have been tricked by the Ledford family.â
Herman praised her, âMy woman was the smartest one out there.â
This sweet atmosphere was making Collin uncomfortable.
He quietly rolled up his sleeves to look at his goosebumps
This was too cringe.
Herman gave Collin a cold stare, hinting that he should stop bothering them
âNaturally,â Anastasia said smugly âBlake is a jerk, but luckily, Kenny is reasonable. Otherwise, it wouldâve been a disaster,â
Hearing the sound of a car on the other end of the phone, Herman asked, âWhere are you?â
Tm by the road, about to head home, Anastasia wanted to tell Herman about being fired, but she didnât know how to bring it up. She decided to wait until Herman came home that night
âBe careful. Dont answer calls on the roadâ
âOkay, I got it. Anastasia asked, âWill you come home for dinner?â
âI have something tonight. I will be back late. If youâre bored, you can go have dinner with Ms. Katelyn Herman suggested âLet Ms. Katelyn take you out.â âOkay, I wonât bother you then,â Anastasia didnât want to disturb Hermanâs work, so she didnât say much more.
She sat for a while, checked her phone, and only then learned about the financial storm at Ledford Corporation.
How sudden?
Ledford Corporationâs market value had shrunk by billions of dollars.
Anastasia couldnât even imagine
Really, in the world of the rich, even a small loss was a lot, and she had to think twice even about buying a slightly expensive piece of clothing.
After reading the news about the Ledford family Anastasia got up, went home to put her things away, and then went to find Salma. As for Katelyn, she was too shy to bother her.
After hanging up the phone, Collin could finally talk.
âIt sounds like the Ledford family asked her forgiveness and offered compensation, but she refused. If she accepted the Ledford familyâs compensation, that would be a sign of respect for the Ledford family. Itâs a bit strange to meâ
Collin was a bit puzzled. There was a difference between not accepting and daring not to accept
Why would she, as Hermans wife, say that the Ledford family might take legal action?
Herman calmly said, âShe doesnât know that Iâm the man in charge of Elysian Technologies. She thinks Iâm just a regular employee, so donât just blabber.â
Collin was speechless.
*is pretending to be poor in fashion now? Are you experiencing the life of an ordinary person?â
âItâs a coincidence. Itâs a long story,â Herman said âYou get off first; I have something to do, so I canât accompany you.â
Sure enough, Herman had Collin get off at the next intersection.
Collin mumbled and then took out his phone to call his driver to pick him up.
For Anastasia, the matter with the Ledford family was over, but Herman didnât plan to let the Ledford family off so easily.
Since Anastasia wouldnât accept compensation, he wanted to make the Ledford family pay more.
Meanwhile, Monica had also come to the hospital to find Cason, trying to probe for more secrets about Anastasia to see how much Cason really knew.