The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 148

Prev Chapter
Background

Font family

Font size

Line hieght

Full frame
Yes No

No line breaks
Yes No
Next Chapter

Chapter 148 Is it Really Haunted?

Elias deliberately maintained a calm demeanor. “It’s nothing serious. Someone jumped off

the rooftop of Building Five, and there have been rumors of supernatural events since

then. However, I’m sure you don’t believe in those things, so there’s nothing to worry

about.”

When Amanda heard that, she became speechless instantly. Why didn’t this jerk mention

it earlier? If he had told me earlier, I would have found another place. Now that we’re

already here and it’s getting dark, it’s too late for us to find another house. At the very

least, we will have to stay here tonight. Why do I feel like I’ve been fooled?

She then cleared her throat. “As a lawyer, I don’t believe in those things. Supernatural

events are just a product of people’s fears. Nonetheless, she was genuinely afraid of those

things.

Meanwhile, Elias could see through her facade of pretending to be strong. A smile

appeared at the corners of his mouth as he slowly stood up. “Well, I’ll be leaving now. Call

me if you need anything. I’ll be working overtime at the office tonight, but I can come over

within minutes.”

“Alright, thank you.” She found it strange that he didn’t insist on staying. Has he really

changed? As she followed closely behind him, she saw him off at the door.

When Elias arrived at the door, he seemed to remember something all of a sudden, so he

turned around and said, “By the way, there are fresh ingredients in the refrigerator. You

should cook dinner for Aiden later instead of ordering takeout. They’re not hygienic.”

“I got it.” She nodded.

As he left the house and closed the door, Amanda felt a sense of relief.

She had been constantly moving houses during this period, and it had made her mentally

Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt

exhausted. I hope we can stay here a little longer this time.

At that moment, Aiden, who had finished exploring the entire house, finally came out.

“This place is fun. Mommy. Can we stay here forever?” His face was full of anticipation, for

he also hated moving houses. It took him a long time to adapt each time.

Amanda plopped on the couch lazily and said, “Baby, what do you want for dinner? I’ll

cook for you.”

“Hmm… I want spaghetti,” he replied after considering it seriously for a moment.

This little brat loves eating spaghetti. It’s something we have in common. She thought

spaghetti was the simplest to make and easiest way to get full. “Okay, let me rest for a bit

before making spaghetti for you.”

After that, Aiden picked up the remote control and turned on the TV, searching for an

anime series to watch. “Mommy, is this Mr. Winters’ house?”

“Yes.” Suddenly, she thought about something and sat up. “Baby, are you not going to talk

to Mr. Winters anymore? Even if his house has an amusement park and cars in the garage,

do you not want to talk to him anymore?”

He nodded. “Mr. Winters is scary, I don’t want to talk to him. He’s so fierce!

For some reason, she felt a little happy deep down. If that’s the case, it will be difficult for

Ehai to compete for custody, and my baby’s attention will solely be on me.

“Okay. Enjoy your anime. Don’t sit too close to the TV, alright? I will make some spaghetti

for you now” She smiled as she got up and walked toward the kitchen.

Meanwhile, in a car downstairs, Elias was seated in the backseat, closing his eyes as if he

were resting.

“Are we really going to do this, Mr. Winters? I’m afraid it will scare Miss Bailey and Aiden.”

Yacob couldn’t help but speak up. Although Elias claimed it was to improve their father-son

relationship, this plan seemed excessive.

“I can’t worry about that anymore. Have you taken care of everything I asked you to do?”

“It’s all been taken care of. Everything has been set up, and it will start once the switch is

activated.” Yacob handed a tablet to the man in the backseat. Last night, he had already

set up the house according to Elias” instructions, all for the purpose of staging a heroic

rescue of Amanda and Aiden tonight.

After Elias took the tablet, he saw the live surveillance feed of everything happening

inside the house. At that moment, Aiden was watching TV on the couch while Amanda

prepared dinner in the kitchen.

He glanced at the time on his wrist and realized it was still early; it was only a little past

8.00PM.

It isn’t time yet. “I’ll take a nap. Wake me up around 11.00PM” He then put the tablet

aside and leaned back against the car seat, closing his eyes.

Yacob responded, “Okay.” Yet, he sighed deep down. Why go to such lengths? If we really

scare Miss Bailey and the child, they will be traumatized. I just don’t understand what Mr.

Winters is thinking

After the mother and son finished their spaghetti, Amanda bathed Aiden and got ready for

bed, intending to put him to sleep,

It was already past 10.00PM when she finally managed to lull him to sleep. He always had

trouble sleeping whenever they moved to a new place, and it took a long time for her to

settle him down.

Seeing him sound asleep, she quietly got up and prepared to take a hot bath herself

before going to sleep.

Inside the bathroom, she soaked herself in the bathtub and added some essential oils for

relaxation: When she closed her eyes, she felt so relaxed that she nearly fell asleep.

At this moment, it was almost IL00PM.

Suddenly, she heard faint noises coming from the house, disturbing her drowsiness. She

leaned against the bathtub, thinking she must have misheard, but the sounds gradually

Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm

became clearer.

She couldn’t help feeling nervous and woke up completely. After she got out of the

bathtub, she wrapped. towel around herself.

The house, which was over 3,000 square feet, seemed quite large. Her first instinct was to

check on the sleeping child in his room.

When she pushed the door open and found him sleeping peacefully, she heaved a sigh of

relief.

Just then, another round of strange rattles came from the living room. Amanda was on

tenterhooks once again.

The moment she arrived in the living room, the sounds disappeared. This made her start

to doubt her own cars. Why do I keep hearing thingst

Just as she thought they might be auditory hallucinations due to fatigue, the strange

sounds returned. Rattle, rattle, rattle…..

She turned around sharply and looked at the floor-to-ceiling windows. The curtains were

tightly drawn. and the sound seemed to be coming from behind them.

When she noticed that, she couldn’t help but swallow nervously. “Who’s there? Show

yourself!” Her heartbeat accelerated, and she didn’t dare approach or open the curtains.

Suddenly, the sound stopped.

Just then, she heard another sound coming from the direction of the dressing room. It

seemed like a woman humming!

Terrified, every hair on her body stood on end. How could a woman be humming in this

house? There’s only me and Aiden here.

She quickly remembered what Elias had said about a suicidal incident and asked if she

was afraid of any supernatural events. Is this place actually haunted?

Her legs were trembling now, and she didn’t have the courage to look inside the dressing

room. What if there really is a woman in there? She felt her sanity crumbling.

However, the woman’s humming from the dressing room grew louder. It was extremely

eerie and terrifying.

She clutched the towel around her chest tightly and stood still in fear, her face pale.

Report chapter Comments

The Barrister's Love in Town

Notify