The Barrister's Love in Town

Afterward, the maid behind him placed the last dish on the table before leaving the dining

room in silence with Boris, leaving the pair alone.

Elias pulled out a chair and sat next to her, saying. “Let’s eat. You haven’t had dinner

either, right?” After saying this, he took a bite of one of the dishes with his fork. Then, a

grin spread across his face, and it became clear that he was pleased with his efforts in

preparing this meal.

“I never expected that you could cook…” Amanda was surprised that he had learned to

cook, given. that he had been pampered since childhood and lived lavishly.

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“I prepared more dishes that day, but you didn’t get to try them”

On her birthday, he had spent the entire day cooking in preparation for an evening

celebration with her, but things didn’t go as planned. Even though there were only four

dishes on the table today, the fact that he could eat with her was a blessing.

Eventually, she reached for her fork and sampled a morsel of fish. How should I describe

it? It’s quite unexpected. The dish has an exquisite flavor that recalls the cook’s touch.

The cook most likely guided Elias through preparing this dish, but it is a bit too salty… Yet,

considering that he is just starting out, it is already quite remarkable.

“How is it?” Elias’ dark eyes held a hint of expectation as he waited for Amanda’s

evaluation of his cooking.

She nodded and replied. “It’s very good and quite delicious. I’m famished!” Then, she tried

the other dishes but still found them too salty. Is this man a supertaster? Can’t he taste

the saltiness? Why would he put so much salt?

“Then, eat more. He had already eaten earlier and simply fabricated an excuse to see her.

He then observed her eating with great interest. Never before have I noticed how

gracefully she eats; she takes small, careful bites and chews them slowly, even when

starving. When I first married her, I assumed a girl from the slums would have no table

manners and might even chew with her mouth wide open. This is why I rarely ate with her

in the past and never paid attention to her eating habits.

Eventually, Amanda had two bowls of rice to balance out the saltiness of the food. Tm full.

I’m going home now. Rest early,” she stated as she glanced at her wristwatch. Time to

head home, or else the little brat would start calling if I lingered any longer.

After hearing this, Elias’ face turned cold, and he looked at her, saying, “Do you think this

place is a restaurant? You just eat and leave like that?”

“What do you want then? It’s already late, and it’s dark outside. It won’t be convenient for

me to drive, and the weather these days isn’t good. It might rain anytime.”

“Watch a movie with me. I’ll have the driver take you home later.” Elias rose to his feet

and grabbed Amanda’s wrist before leaving the dining room.

Nonetheless, she struggled to free herself from his grip. “No, I have something to do. Let’s

do it another day. I really don’t have time now.”

“What do you have to do? Are you going on a date with another man?” His anger flared at

the prospect of her hanging out with Simon.

“I-I have to work overtime. I’m busy with work.” Every once in a while, Amanda would look

at her phone out of nervous anticipation that her son would call.

“You should only be busy with work at the law firm. Who allowed you to bring work home?

Is that how Simon acts as a boss?” At that instant, Elias’ tone was full of mockery and

disdam.

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Ultimately, she had no choice but to compromise when she realized she couldn’t refuse

him. “Then, let me call the nanny at home just to let her know not to enter my study.”

“Fine.” He agreed readily upon hearing this.

Hence, she picked up her phone and walked to the side, dialing Selina’s number.

However, the man seemed displeased when he saw her walk away. “Do you have to hide

when you make the call? Is your nanny a man?”

“Could you give me some personal space? Didn’t we agree on giving me freedom? Didn’t

we agree that you would change your lousy temper? What have you changed?” she

complained because she could no longer tolerate his behavior. This man’s arrogance has

not diminished at all.

No words were left in Elias’ vocabulary, so he said nothing.

On the other hand, Amanda waited for a while until Selina answered the call. Then,

Amanda cast a sneaking glance at the man behind her in case he came over to

eavesdrop. “Selina, is Aiden asleep? You should put him to bed first. I may return late, so

please do not wait for me.” After quickly providing instructions, she hung up the phone,

feeling nervous, as if she had committed a crime. Then, she turned to him and said,

“Okay, hurry up, and let’s go watch your movie. Once it’s over, I can go home. Her tone

was extremely perfunctory, as she doubted she could focus for even a second.

However, Elias didn’t like her dismissive attitude and said. “If you’re going to watch a

movie with me, watch it seriously. Don’t try to brush me off. Il test you on your thoughts

about the movie later.”

Huh? He wants to test my thoughts on the movie? Why does it feel like I’m being assigned

homework by an elementary school teacher? “Elias! Don’t push it too far. I remember you

were the one pursuing me, not the other way around, right?”

“So, what?” Elias retorted, maintaining his arrogance without feeling any guilt. It seemed

like this haughtiness was ingrained in him from birth.

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