The Barrister's Love in Town

that? Thus, she put on a stern face and questioned, “Aiden Bailey, when did you learn to

curse? And who taught you to say that?” “Uh… Mommy, let’s not dwell on this matter,

alright?” The kid began to avoid her gaze and pretended to be focused on the television.

She cupped her son’s chubby little face and lectured, “Don’t ever curse again,

understand? It’s not polite, and I don’t like that.” “Alright…” Aiden observed his mother’s

expression and asked, “Mommy, about the man we encountered just now, did he bully

you?” The man? Is he talking about Elias? She laughed. “Why would you say that?” “I

think that man’s a bad guy, so you should leave him alone.” His puppy eyes were filled

with seriousness. Hearing that, Amanda could not take it anymore and burst out laughing.

Is this what he thinks of his biological father? “Alright, I’ll stay away from him, and you

should too. Turn around and walk away whenever you see him, alright?” He nodded in

agreement. “Okay. Then, you should get closer to Mr. Simon.” Simon Nicholson… This little

brat loves Simon so much that he wants him as his daddy. Feeling helpless, she changed

the topic. “I’ll prepare your milk, and you should go to bed after drinking it. Stop watching

the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.” … At the same time, Grace had returned home, and the

first thing she did was search for the recording earlier, desperately wanting to know what

Elias and Amanda had talked about. Then, she hit play and listened to the entire

recording. Once the recording ended, her expression was as dark as soot. Just like she

thought, those two secretly kept contact with each other, and Elias even brought Amanda

to visit Howard! What does that mean? Old Mr. Winters hates me and still refuses to

acknowledge my existence after four years. He insists that he only accepts Amanda as his

granddaughter-in-law. Now that she’s back, will my chances of marrying Elias become

even slimmer? Old Mr. Winters will certainly try to get them back together! No way! That

can’t happen! She bit her lip in dissatisfaction, vowing to win Elias’ heart and become the

Young Mistress of the Winters Family! … Early the next morning at Justice & Associates, it

was Amanda’s first day at work since her return. Just as she was about to enter her office,

a secretary approached her and informed her, “Miss Bailey, Miss Murphy said she had

made an appointment with you and is now waiting for you in your office.” “Miss Murphy?”

Amanda was confused. She had just returned to the country, and the only case she had on

hand was Winters Enterprise’s case, so where did this Miss Murphy come from? “Okay,

thank you. I’ll go check her out.” When Amanda entered her office, she saw a woman in

sunglasses sitting on the couch. “Excuse me, but you are…” The woman removed her

sunglasses and raised her head, revealing a heavily made-up face. Grace. Amanda’s

expression instantly turned cold. “Why are you here? Are you looking for trouble?” “Why

did you leave last night? I had so much I wanted to talk to you about.” With a fake smile,

Grace looked pure and innocent. Sitting on the opposite couch, Amanda put on a serious

attitude. “Miss Murphy, is there anything I can help you with? Since it’s office hours, we’ll

only talk about work.” Without Elias, Grace could not care less to put on her harmless

front. She took out a card and placed it on the coffee table. “Amanda, I don’t know why

you returned, but if you’re here for money, I can give you however much you want as long

as you stay away from Elias.” “How much is in here?” Pfft. Grace thought she had

successfully tempted Amanda. “1.5 million.” “Do you think you can get rid of me with only

1.5 million? Is Elias only worth this much to you? You must know that the Winters Family is

extremely wealthy.” Amanda’s tone was overflowed with mockery. Widening her eyes in

shock, Grace did not expect Amanda would say such a thing. “Elias doesn’t love you.

Otherwise, why would he divorce you? The Winters Family’s riches have nothing to do with

you, so you’d better not be too greedy! 1.5 million is a lot!” Amanda chuckled. “If that’s

how it is, why are you so afraid?” “Am I?” Grace’s guilty conscience was unconcealable as

she feared Elias would remarry Amanda. “What’s with this money, then? Are you afraid

we’d get back together?” By then, Grace was so pissed that her nails dug into her palms.

She sternly demanded, “I don’t want to see you pester Elias and affect our relationship! I

hope you can disappear from his world!” “I hope the two of you can disappear from my

world even more. If there’s nothing else, please leave. I’m busy.” The fake b*tch had

consumed all of Amanda’s patience, prompting her to stride toward her desk. Meanwhile,

Grace shot up from her seat in a fury. “What you’re saying is that you’ll continue to bother

Elias and use Old Mr. Winters’ fondness for you to get back with him?” I give up. Why does

Grace keep thinking that I’m clinging to Elias? “So what if I am? If I win his heart, I can still

get the extremely wealthy Winters Family. Why would I be interested in that 1.5 million

you’re offering? Take your card and scram! Elias can pamper you all he wants, but I have

no obligation to spoil you!” Then, Amanda sat down and was prepared to look through her

documents when Grace suddenly seemed out of breath. She clutched her chest and

stammered while pointing at Amanda, “You… You…” The next moment, she fell to the

ground with a loud thump and fell unconscious. When Amanda saw that scene, she was

dumbfounded. The hell? Is she for real? A few seconds later, she went over and called out

to Grace, “Miss Murphy?” Her visage was pale as a sheet, and her body lay still on the

ground like a rock. OK. She’s out. Flustered, Amanda hurriedly took out her phone and

dialed 911 before contacting Elias. Surprisingly, he was still using the same number from

four years ago. The call went through after a few rings. “Who is this?” The man’s deep and

cold voice came from the phone. “It’s me. Grace fainted inside my office. I’m sending her

to the hospital now, so you should hurry up and meet me there.” She was at a loss for

words. What on earth is happening right now? As expected, the angry man started

questioning her, “Why would she faint inside your office? And why are you two together?”

“Let’s talk about this at the hospital.” Amanda hung up the call because this was not

something she could explain over the phone.