The Barrister's Love in Town

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Chapter 33 Is He a Love Child?

Unfortunately, Elias had noticed them just as they were about to get up and leave, for he

was approaching their direction.

Amanda was hastily packing up and by the time she turned around, she froze as Elias was

only a few feet away from them.

Shoot… This is it. He’s going to learn about Aiden!

At that, countless possible scenes of the Winterses fighting her for the right over Aiden

rushed to her head. What should I do?

Meanwhile, Simon pulled Aiden into his arms and concealed his face under his jacket.

“Aiden, don’t look back,” he whispered. “I’ll bring you out tomorrow to play again if you

lean quietly on my shoulder for a while.”

“Really?” The boy’s eyes lit up at once. “Don’t lie to me, Mr. Simon!TM

“Shh…” He pressed Aiden’s head on his shoulder, making it impossible for Elias to see the

child’s face.

At this point, Amanda’s face had blanched, and a thin layer of sweat also gathered on her

forehead. She was beyond apprehensive and her heart was racing wildly.

“Amanda, what a coincidence. Have you guys come to eat as well?” Grace asked after

arriving in front of them.

However, Amanda said nothing and only fixed her gaze on Elias, thinking the man would

explode. the next second and flip the table. Much to her surprise, Simon interjected, “I

brought my son out to eat with Amanda.”

Amanda turned around reflexively and gazed toward him and the child in his arms in

shock.

From her angle, she couldn’t see Aiden’s face at all. All that was visible was a fuzzy little

head.

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“You have a son?” Elias asked with narrowed eyes. “Is he a love child?”

The atmosphere turned incredibly eerie, and Amanda couldn’t help gulping and clenching

her hands nervously.

Simon smiled in response. He didn’t admit nor deny Elia’s accusation, merely patting

Aiden’s

head.

Even Grace was somewhat shocked that Simon would have an illegitimate child.

F*ck! Elias hit the roof. I knew Nicholson was trash! No wonder he doesn’t care whether

Amanda is divorced or had even given up a child! He has a love child himself!

“Did you know about his son?” Elias stared at Amanda like he was interrogating a criminal.

“I did, and I don’t mind.” Amanda tried to remain calm even though she had trouble

looking straight into Elias’ eyes.

Don’t mind? She doesn’t mind being a stepmother? Is she out of her mind? Does she think

being a stepmother is fun?! Elias suddenly had the urge to take her away by force.

“Elias, let’s not bother them anymore. We should find another restaurant.” Grace wanted

to take Elias away, unable to bear his lingering gaze on Amanda for an extra second.

But much to her dismay, Elias enunciated as he stared at Amanda. “We’ll eat right here!”

With that, he turned and headed to another corner of the restaurant, and Grace had no

choice but to follow him, for she knew just how obstinate the man was. He would never

listen to her.

Seeing that the couple had finally left, Amanda heaved a sigh of relief. She nearly broke

out in a cold sweat.

Meanwhile, Simon put Aiden on the chair opposite him, with the back of his head facing

Elias.

“Let’s go to another restaurant, Amanda requested while grabbing her bag, getting ready

to leave. However, Simon thought otherwise. “We should just stay. Leaving now will only

make you look guilty, and I bet he will chase after you.”

At that, Amanda sat back down. However, she couldn’t eat at all with Elias nearby,

especially having to worry that he would discover Aiden’s existence at any second.

“Did I do well, Mr. Simon?” Aiden exulted.

“Of course. You were great, Aiden.”

“In that case, you have to take me out to play tomorrow! Adults should keep their

promises. Pinky promise.” Aiden even extended his pinky at that, looking incredibly

adorable.

“Pinky promise.” Simon hooked his finger with Aiden’s as he smiled affectionately.

On the other hand, Amanda was so nervous that she had trouble breathing, and it wasn’t

until she turned around and found Elias and Grace sitting far away that she finally eased a

little.

“Take it easy. We’ll leave right after we’re done with dinner. Being agitated will only ignite

their suspicion, Simon tried to comfort her as he took his time reading the menu.

Finally, Amanda nodded and collected her emotions.

At the same time, Elias downed the glass of ice water the attendant had just poured for

him like he was drinking liquor, and he couldn’t help cussing as he stared at Amanda’s

back.

“Don’t say that, Elias… I think Mr. Nicholson’s pretty gentlemanly, no?” Grace begged to

differ.

“Gentlemanly? What gentleman has a child out of wedlock and even expects Amanda to

be a stepmother?!”

Yet that idiot looks very happy and ready to be a stepmother.

“But this isn’t Amanda’s first marriage either…” Grace couldn’t help mumbling.

“So what? Do you have a bias against divorced women? Do divorce women have to be

stepmothers?”

“I don’t mean it like that. I just think… What matters is that they like each other. What do

outsiders like us have anything to do with their happiness?”

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The situation was becoming bleaker for Grace, for she believed Elias was becoming more

in love with Amanda. In fact, they might get back together if she continued to let this be.

Meanwhile, Elias fell silent, finally calming down.

Grace is right. Who am I to have a finger in their pie?Then again, Amanda is so dumb that

I can’t stand it anymore. Can’t she tell Nicholson is a d*ckhead?! Is she so desperate to be

a stepmother?!

However, an unexplainable feeling arose within Elias as he gazed at the child’s back and

suddenly, sadness overcame him.

Hmm… Our child would probably have been around his age if Amanda hadn’t had the

abortion, right?

Back at Amanda’s table, the young woman hastily finished her meal and urged Simon to

leave the restaurant with Aiden.

She was relieved that Elias did not follow them. She only let her guard down when they

returned

home.

Later, while Simon tucked Aiden into bed before leaving the bedroom, Amanda fell briefly

into a trance when she saw his tenderness and care. She brewed him tea when he

returned to the couch in the living room.

“Thank you so much for tonight, or Elias would’ve really caught me.

“Don’t worry about it.” Simon was gentle as always. It was as if he didn’t have a temper at

all.

Amanda found the atmosphere a little awkward as she sat there, and she knew Simon had

many questions.

She had been waiting for him to ask. However, he never did. Not only that, he even helped

her out during every crisis.

“Actually, Elias isn’t aware of Aiden’s existence,” she finally revealed after a long

hesitation.

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