The Barrister's Love in Town

Nightmare? Is it a nightmare for me if Elias gets married? Isn’t that what I’ve always

wanted? That way, he’ll stop pestering me, which he already did. She smiled at him. “No.

Why did you wake up so early? Where’s Miss Selina?”

“She’s preparing breakfast now,” he answered. “You’re late today, Mommy. You woke up

later than me!”

She instantly rummaged for her phone and checked the time. She couldn’t help but widen

her eyes in shock when she saw that it was already past 8,00AM. Usually, her biological

clock would wake her up around 7.00AM, but what was wrong with her today? Not only did

she have a weird dream, she even woke up late!

Her eyes widened in surprise as she shoved the sheets away from her person. “I’m late…

Oh, God! I’m late! Miss Selina will be dropping you off at the kindergarten today because

I’m running late.”

Then, she hastily dashed into the bathroom to wash up so she could go to the office as

soon as possible. There were a few meetings scheduled for today and Simon would be

leading them. If she didn’t arrive on time, he would let her off without any punishment and

that would cause tongues to wag again.

Aiden watched as she rushed to get ready and said, “Mommy, my teacher said that we’re

going camping with our parents this weekend… Are you going alone? May I ask Mr.

Winters to join us?”

Suddenly, her head poked out of the bathroom. “Why would you like to invite him?” In the

past, it was always Simon who would come into his mind, but somehow, Elias was the only

one he spoke about

recently.

“Uhm… That’s because Mr. Winters is better, and he even promised to bring me to

Universal Studios. So, I would like to take him camping, too.” Sure enough, only a three-

year-old could come up with such childish reasoning.

She thought it over and answered, “I’ll go with you. Mr. Winters is busy with work, and we

shouldn’t keep bothering him.”

As a result, Aiden sulked and pouted his tiny lips. “Okay.. It’s fine if you’re the only one

going with me, but my teacher said that we’ll have to start a fire for cooking during the

camping. Have you been camping before, Mommy?”

Amanda couldn’t answer that question because she had never been camping and didn’t

even know how to set up a tent. Never mind. I can’t waste my time thinking about this

and just wing it when the time comes. I can also ask other parents for help, she thought.

In the law firm, Amanda managed to make it to the morning meeting after rushing all the

way there. After the meeting, she wanted to return to her office in preparation to meet a

client in the afternoon so they could discuss a case.

Simon walked toward her. “Didn’t you sleep well last night? I’m seeing dark circles under

your eyes and you seemed absentminded during the meeting.”

An awkward chuckle escaped her lips. “I think I didn’t sleep well because of a dream last

night.” Hence, her mind started to recall the dream about Elias’ wedding, and she felt an

uneasy feeling squirming in her chest.

“What are you thinking about?”

Simon could tell that she had something on her mind. Regardless, she snapped back to

reality and frantically changed the topic, saying, “Oh, nothing. By the way, do you have

experience in camping? Or could you share some knowledge on surviving in the wild with

me?”

“Why? Are you going camping?”

“Aiden’s kindergarten is organizing a camping trip and I’m going with him. I might have to

set up a tent and such at that time.”

He wanted to tell her that he could accompany them if needed but reckoned that she

would reject his offer. So, he could only say, “I know a person who is knowledgeable about

such matters, and I can introduce you to him so that he can teach you how to set up a

tent.”

“That’s great. Thanks.” This was more useful than looking up a video online.

“You’re welcome.”

Then, an awkward silence fell over them and it seemed like there was nothing else they

could talk about anymore. They went separate paths when they were at the end of the

corridor and returned to their own offices.

“I’m going back to my office, then.”

Simon nodded, but something suddenly popped into his mind. “By the way, have you

decided whether

you’re going to be the legal consultant for Elias’ company? Do you need me to turn them

away?”

Legal consultant… She thought that Elias wouldn’t take this seriously and was simply

picking on her, but as it turned out, he did extend the request. Well, he’s not interested in

me anymore, so it doesn’t matter whether I’m taking up the job or not.

She pondered over it and said, “You shouldn’t turn down any business. I’m going to accept

the offer. Furthermore, there’s nothing between me and Elias anymore and we’re just

friends.”

Meanwhile, Simon frowned in displeasure and thought that she had completely let her

guard down. against Elias. “I think you shouldn’t be so naive. Elias is a wily person and

may just renegade on his word in the future.”

Amanda grinned. “You overestimated my importance. He was forced to marry me in the

past and doesn’t love me at all. Four years later, the only reason he wants us to remarry is

because of Aiden, but it seems like he has completely lost interest in me.” When she

recalled just how happy he seemed when speaking with the pretty lady last night, she was

sure that he was no longer interested in her and walked toward her office.

Simon didn’t move an inch, watching her from the back as he clenched his fists, unable to

let this go. His phone started ringing again, and he lowered his head to see that it was

Lunabelle calling him.

Recently, she had been using depression as an excuse to seek him out. There was no

doubt that he knew. exactly what she was up to, which was to reconcile with him. He was

losing his patience with the woman and her incessant need to bug him.