The Barrister's Love in Town

Elias didn’t respond, but his silence served as his tacit acknowledgment.

Amanda scoffed. “I knew it. You still haven’t given up yet. You still want to snatch him

away.”

She thought Elias would remain silent, but this time, he spoke up. “You’re wrong,” he said

slowly. “I want to snatch both him and you back here.”

What?

Amanda’s eyes widened. “In your dreams!”

Elias let out a self-deprecating laugh. “You’re right. I was dreaming, and now that I’m

awake, I don’t want. anything else, except to see that you and Aiden are doing well.”

After the loss of so many family members, he gained a new understanding.

There were people that he didn’t need to keep beside him. He was willing to distance

himself from them if their lives were better off without him.

Amanda fell silent. She didn’t know what to say.

Just then, Aiden ran over and threw himself at Amanda. His arms were wrapped tightly

around her slender legs.

“I like it here, Mommy. Let’s sleep here tonight! I want you and Daddy to sleep beside

me!”

Amanda had no words. She truly didn’t want to return to this estate. For some reason, she

felt deeply uncomfortable.

She slowly crouched down and looked at her son’s innocent face. “You can sleep here

tonight, Aiden. I have things I need to do so I’ll be going home tonight. Do you want to go

home with me?”

In all honesty, she didn’t feel inclined to leave Aiden in the same place as Rosie. She kept

getting a strange feeling about Rosic.

“Don’t, Mommy. Stay here with me. I want to stay here with both Daddy and Mommy.”

Aiden began to cajole once more. He got a taste of sweet success before.

His mother always gave in to him whenever he pouted and acted like a baby, but he was

too young to know that everyone went along with his wishes because he was ill.

Amanda felt helpless, but she couldn’t explain the situation to Aiden, so all she could do

was smile and agree. “Okay then.”

“Yay! You’re the best, Mommy!” Aiden turned around and threw himself onto the large

bed.

Elias was a little surprised to see that Amanda agreed to it. He cocked his eyebrows and

asked, “Does that mean you’re sleeping here tonight?”

“In your dreams! I’m just humoring the child. Are you a child too? I’ll go home once Aiden

falls asleep. Lend me a car.” Amanda glared at him.

The light faded from Elias’ eyes. “Oh… They’re all in the garage. You can pick whichever

one you want.”

Pick whichever one I want, huh… What a high-sounding thing to say. Well, he does have

the right to say that.

Elias once indulged in a hedonistic lifestyle, so his garage was filled with all kinds of sports

cars.

At dinnertime.

On this rare occasion, Elias sat at the dining table to eat with Amanda and Aiden.

However, Rosie came over with a fake smile and asked, “Eli, can I have dinner with you

guys? It’s so lonely over there. I don’t want to eat all by myself.”

Elias glanced at her and replied coolly, “Fine.”

Rosie sat down opposite Aiden and greeted him. “Good evening, Aiden. You need to eat

your meals. properly so that you can grow up all big and strong.”

“Hmph!” Aiden turned his head away. He didn’t want to bother with Rosie.

Rosie instantly looked hurt. “Did I say something I shouldn’t have?”

From the way things played out, it was Aiden who was being impolite, which meant that

Amanda failed to teach him how to behave.

Amanda had no choice but to pretend to chide Aiden. Aiden, that’s a little impolite of you.

Miss Rosie here just saved your life. We need to know how to be grateful, right?”

“Hmph!” Aiden refused to listen. He simply continued eating.

Rosie chuckled awkwardly. “Forget it. Kids are all like that. I won’t take it to heart.”

This only made Aiden seem even ruder. Elias’ expression grew stern. “Aiden, you need to

be polite to others, do you understand?”

“Yes…” Aiden was forced to compromise under the pressure that Elias was exerting, but

he pouted aggrievedly.

Amanda felt bad to see her son looking so glum. She stroked his head and said, “Hurry up

and finish your dinner. When you’re done, I’ll take you back to your room and tell you a

story.

When can we go for a dip in the hot spring, Mommy? She can do it. I want to do it too.”

Aiden still. remembered what Rosie said at the hospital about the hot spring.

Aiden frowned. “Didn’t we agree to watch some cartoons first before we go to the hot

spring?”

“Oh… Then, you better not forget, Daddy.”

Elias didn’t know what to say. He wanted to distract Aiden so that the latter would forget

about the hot spring.

Rosie smiled and said, “You’re too young so you can’t soak in the hot spring, plus you only

just regained your health. You need to wait for a while.”

“I’m not sick! Hmph!” Aiden stabbed his food with his fork with a long face.

Elias continued piling food onto his son’s plate. “That’s right. You’re not sick. Be a good

boy and eat up. and once you’re done with dinner, we’ll watch cartoons together.”

For the next ten minutes, all was peaceful around the dining table. Everyone ate their own

food without disturbing each other.

Aiden was the only one who constantly spoke, asking his parents to give him a bite of this

and a spoonful

of that.