The Barrister's Love in Town

easily was because the banquet gave them the perfect disguise to do so. On the other

hand, the entire mansion was quiet without any special activity going on, which would

make any strange and unusual movement conspicuous and noticeable. Deep down,

Amanda could already foresee how terribly her plan would fail if Symeon decided not to

leave the mansion that night.

A few moments later, Colette came again to remind Amanda for dinner. “The food has

gotten cold, Miss Bailey. Would you like to heat them up for you?”

“It’s alright. I’m coming.”

When Amanda arrived at the dining room alone, she was surprised to see Symeon sitting

there. In fact, the sight of the man shocked her so much that she nearly screamed at the

top of her lungs.

“Why are you so surprised to see me?” Symeon laughed in amusement.

Amanda did her best to keep her composure, grabbing a chair before keeping a distance

between herself and the man. “No, I’m not.”

Symeon looked behind Amanda but didn’t see the child. “Where’s Aiden? Isn’t he hungry?”

he asked.

“Oh, he’s asleep. He can eat when he wakes up. After all, he gets cranky when he doesn’t

get enough sleep.”

“That’s exactly me. He’s truly my son.” Symeon chuckled happily.

Bullsh*t! What a piece of crap! Amanda complained to herself on the inside. “By the way,

aren’t you supposed to go on a business trip? Why are you still here?” She asked while

eating without looking Symeon in the eye, afraid that she would give herself away.

Symeon went silent for a few seconds and said, “I’ll leave after our dinner, but

unfortunately, that little guy is asleep.”

It was then that Amanda felt relieved. So that’s what it is. Now, hurry up and leave now, or

I’m going to have anxieties.

“It’s alright. There’s plenty of time for you to spend with him when you come back.”

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While the dinner was shrouded in an awkward atmosphere, Amanda was too engrossed in

observing Symeon’s reaction without realizing that she hadn’t been eating enough. At the

same time, Symeon also noticed Amanda’s preoccupied emotions, although he didn’t

expose her.

Upon finishing his meal. Symeon wiped his mouth with a napkin and slowly stood up.

“Alright, I’m leaving now. If there’s anything you need, just tell the butler.”

“Roger that. The butler is the only person I can go to. Furthermore, I’ve been prohibited

from getting my hands on any form of communication device, so there’s also no way for

me to contact you either.” Amanda complained helplessly.

As Symeon said nothing more and left, Amanda watched the man walk away and heaved a

sigh of relief. She then looked at the table full of delicious food right in front of her.

suddenly feeling in a good mood. The chefs here are really skilled, and I won’t be able to

taste their cooking after leaving this place. So, I must enjoy these delicious foods while I

still can. Later, when Colette brought over a bowl of soup, Amanda smiled and said, I’d like

to have one more plate of this. The dishes tonight are especially delicious.”

Colette nodded, finding Amanda’s attitude a little strange. After all, Amanda didn’t seem

to be in a good appetite at all when Symeon was around. Nonetheless, now that he had

left, her appetite suddenly changed and improved.

Later that night, the entire mansion was shrouded by darkness with all the lights off,

except for the streetlights. Because of that, Amanda was planning to take advantage of

the dark surroundings to sneak into Villa No. 4 so that Yacob could find her with greater

ease. “Wake up, Aiden. Wake up!”

In fact, Aiden had been in a drowsy state, although he spent almost the whole day

sleeping without even taking his dinner. Nevertheless, despite Amanda’s effort in waking

up her son, Aiden couldn’t seem to get up from his sleep. “Mommy, I’m freezing… The

child murmured.

“Freezing? Wait, why are you freezing?” Amanda immediately grabbed a blanket and

wrapped it around Aiden, but as soon as she did that, she heard Aiden’s soft voice once

more. “Mommy, I’m hot…”

“Wait, what? How could you freeze and feel hot at the same time?” Amanda’s heart

skipped a beat as she wondered whether her son had a fever. He had been sleeping all

day with barely any appetite. When I fed him earlier, he told me he was already full even

though he only took a few bites. At the thought of that, she stuck out her arm to touch

Aiden’s forehead. Gosh! He is really having a fever! D*mn it! Of all the times this could

have happened, why does it have to happen now? Yacob is supposed to get us out of here

tonight, yet now Aiden is having a fever… Seriously?! What a joke!

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in her arms and held him tightly, pressing her chin against his forehead, comforting him.

“Hang in there, my darling! Once we get out of here, I’ll take to the doctor right away.”

She responded, wrapping the child with a blanket as she left the room with Aiden in her

arms.

At the same time, Amanda deliberately slowed down her pace, in order to avoid drawing

any unwanted attention. As tiring as that was, the weight of a three-year-old child only

added to Amanda’s strenuousness. Apart from that, the fact that Aiden caught a fever left

her even more worried and bothered, but even so, there was nothing else she could do

besides praying that they both could leave the mansion safely later.

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dommy…” Aiden, who was suffering from a fever, kept calling out to Amanda. He sounded

like a wounded animal, which broke Amanda’s heart.

But she couldn’t do anything at the moment. She needed to stick to Yacob’s plan to make

a successful escape, so she had to bear it all.

“Baby, Mommy is here. I’m sorry. Just hold on a little longer, okay? Yacob will rescue us

soon.”

Holding the child in her arms, she sneaked into Villa No. 4 with beads of sweat formed on

her forehead.

It was completely dark in the villa. Everything remained untouched. Housecleaning was

just an excuse. Symeon was aware that something was wrong from the beginning.

Amanda carried Aiden to her bedroom upstairs and found that the room still looked the

same as before she moved out. Even the bedsheet remained unchanged.

Standing in the middle of the room, she suddenly felt a chill running down her spine as if

she had willingly walked into a trap.

Could it be that Symeon already found out about our plan? If so, Yacob coming here

tonight is no different from walking right into an ambush!

She turned around to leave. Suddenly, the lights in the room turned on and the harsh light

caught her off guard.

She involuntarily closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she was met by the sight

of a man standing outside the room.

Amanda couldn’t help but take a step back. Her eyes widened as if she had seen a ghost.

It was none other than Symeon.

He hadn’t left! Everything was part of his plan!

“You…” She was speechless.

Symeon smiled at the sight of her shocked expression. “What about me? Curious to know

why I didn’t go to the airport and showed up here instead?”

“So, you set us up.” Despair rose in Amanda’s heart as she held Aiden in her arms tightly.

Symeon walked into the room. “That’s not true. When I checked the surveillance footage, I