The Barrister's Love in Town

“Please don’t worry, Mr. Allegra. The engagement ceremony next month at Port Der will go

as planned, but I’m trying to drag it out with her. She trusts me now because she thinks

that I can deceive you.” Elias sat on the one-seater couch, acting like he was in his home.

Jack’s expression changed from one of doubt to a faint smile. “Huh. So, you promised her

that she’ll be with that poor boy without letting anything get in her way.”

“Of course. Otherwise, she will rebel against you. You know her character the best.”

Jack immediately smiled meaningfully.

He had already known long ago that there was more to Elias than met the eye, but he

never expected that the young man could convince Stephanie.”

How Elias did so was not important because the most important thing was that Stephanie

had agreed to the engagement. Once the engagement ceremony was complete, Jack

would ensure that everything would

be executed according to his plan.

“You did a good job, Elias. It seems that your grandfather was right to have favored you so

much. He kept saying that you were his most promising successor, but you were careless

this time. How could you have allowed your aunt to snatch all of the shares from your

grandfather? Remember, no matter what kind of difficulties you encounter in the future,

you can’t hesitate for too long. The resources in your hands wait for no one, alright?” Jack

warned again.

Lips pursed, Elias only raised his gaze to look at Jack, who was seated opposite him,

without saying a word.

He knew that the older man did not fully trust him. After all, Stephanie was his only

daughter. It was understandable that Jack wanted someone trustworthy and capable to be

Stephanie’s husband.

However, once Jack had full faith in him, Elias’ plan to regain all the lost company shares

could officially begin.

The next day.

Feeling bored at home, Amanda decided to send Aiden to kindergarten.

“Mommy, Uncle Elias…” Aiden looked awkward after addressing Elias as such and couldn’t

continue with the rest of his sentence.

She patiently waited for the boy to pick up from where he left off.

“Baby, what do you want to say? I’m listening.”

The child frowned and thought for a while before he continued, “Do I have to call Uncle

Elias ‘Daddy’ from now on? I’m not ready to do that.”

“Then, we’ll wait until you are. Didn’t Uncle Elias tell you that he’s not in a hurry? He can

wait for you.”

Aiden pouted and thought for a long time before he said, “Does that mean he won’t want

us again in the future? If such a day comes, it’s better not to have a daddy. It’s pointless

anyway.”

It seemed that Amanda’s thoughts were deeply ingrained in Aiden’s mind, so he thought

Elias would never genuinely like them.

Amanda suddenly felt guilty. This was all her fault.

Even if there are deep conflicts between adults, children should not be involved and

exposed to such ideas.

“It won’t happen. Your daddy will never ever ditch you.”

Aiden looked at Amanda for a second. “Okay. I’ll believe him, then.”

At that, he released her hand and headed in the direction of his classroom.

It was only then did Amanda realize that they had arrived in front of the classroom. And

the brat didn’t even look back to tell her goodbye! Why does it suddenly feel like he is all

grown up?

She was reluctant since she wanted Aiden to be by her side all the time. Alas, he still had

to grow up and become an adult in the end.

Now, the only people who could accompany her were only Aiden and… Elias.

Those two were her closest, even though Elias was still considered as her ex-husband.

Ring! Ring!

It was the phone ringing.

Amanda whipped her phone out and saw that it was Simon calling.

She hesitated for a while before deciding to take the call since she had already guessed

what he wanted to

say.

“Hello… Simon…”

“Amanda, can we have a chat? Are you really going to resign and not return to the law

firm?”

She looked at the busy street in front of her and answered, “Well, I need a break. I’m too

exhausted.”

Not to mention that she was not in the right state of mind to work. Even if she returned to

the law firm, she was worried that she would not be as efficient as before and might make

mistakes.

“It’s fine if you want to rest. There’s no need to resign, though. Didn’t you decide to

remain in town? Why don’t we meet up for a talk? We’ll continue with where we left off the

last time, alright?”

“Simon, I don’t want to talk about it anymore. If it’s about work, we can do it over the

phone. If it’s about personal relationships, save your breath, We’re only colleagues,

friends, and business partners. Don’t disappoint Lunabelle. I can see that she has made up

her mind to be with you. I don’t think she’ll betray you again, so why don’t you give her

another chance?”

Simon was silent on the other end of the line. It wasn’t long before he disconnected the

call.

Amanda couldn’t help laughing when she saw that he hung up on her. Even she herself

had no idea what was so funny about it.

What are you trying to do by hanging up on me? Are you going to ignore me? Or have you

decided on reconciling with Lunabelle? I’ve no idea, but I’m not interested to know since

it’s no longer my business.

She had completely removed Simon from her list of potential candidates since they were

only suited to be colleagues, friends, and business partners.