The Barrister's Love in Town

her sleeping son.

“Aiden…” Amanda softly called out, not expecting him to immediately open his eyes.

“Mommy…” Aiden rubbed his eyes in disbelief. When he realized that Amanda was really

standing there, he threw himself into her arms, wrapping his arms around her neck tightly.

She involuntarily hugged him back.

“Where were you, Mommy? The strange man told me that you left and you didn’t want me

anymore…

Amanda couldn’t help but frown at the words. That man is out of his mind! How could he

say things to a child? Doesn’t he know such words could hurt a child’s feelings?

“That’s not true. I’ll never abandon you. He was just joking.”

“That’s good to hear. I believe you, Mommy.”

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Amanda smiled at his consideration. “Be a good boy and wait here. I’ll come to pick you

up once I find Yacob. Is that alright with you?”

She wanted to bring Aiden along, but it would increase their chance of getting caught.

Besides, it was safer for him to stay here. After all, Symeon believed that Aiden was his

son. Therefore, he would never mistreat Aiden.

“Okay.”

She smiled and patted her son’s head. “You’re such a good boy. One more thing, don’t

make that stranger angry, okay?”

As long as Symeon believed that Aiden was his son, all Aiden needed to do was be

obedient. With that, Symeon would spoil Aiden without a doubt.

“Sure… Mommy, I’m sleepy.”

“Then, sleep.” Amanda helped Aiden to lie on the bed before covering him with a blanket.

She gently patted him to sleep.

A while later, Aiden fell into a deep slumber. His steady breathing was a sign.

Reluctantly, she kissed her son’s forehead for the last time before she left the bedroom.

quietly.

After making sure that Aiden’s fever had subsided, she needed to start looking for Yacob

next.

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Amaisha had no ch

She stood there cluelessly without any idea about where to begin her search.

She bad walked around the estate last time, but she didn’t see any secret passages or

anythui

of the sort

Ten villas were scattered in the estate. She currently had ruled out Villa No. 4, where she

was staying and Villa No. & where Aiden was staying

1 Bere could Yacob be

At that moment, she saw two men walking in her direction. Her eyes widened in fear at

the idea of getting caught. She quickly hid in the nearby bushes

“That guy is half-dead already. Should we inform Master about this?”

“We don’t need to. Just continue the interrogation. That guy can take it. We’ve been

interrogating him for the past twenty-four hours, but he just won’t say a word. He’s a

tough one?

“Then, you can handle it tonight. I’m exhausted. I barely slept last night.”

Their conversation angered Amanda. How dare they lay a hand on Yacob?

Clenching her fists, she followed the two men secretly. I’m sure I can find where Yacob is

being held if I go after these two.

She followed them all the way to Villa No. 7. It wore her legs out. Finally, the two men

stopped.

It seems like they’re keeping Yacob here. She scanned her surroundings to make sure

nobody was around. Then, she sneaked into the villa after the pair.

To her surprise, the two men didn’t go upstairs. Instead, they headed toward the

basement.

my guess is right, I’ll find Yacob in the basement.

When she followed the men to the basement, she was stopped by a door with a digital

lock The two men were about to enter the room.

Amanda carefully watched the man’s finger as one of them entered the password. She

tried to remember the password, but she wasn’t confident that it was correct.

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After the door closed, she approached the door and studied the digital lock in worry. She

had to get the passcode right on the first try as entering the wrong code would surely

trigger the

alarm.

After repeating the scene of the man entering the password in her mind, she opened her

eyes and quickly entered the passcode.

The door opened with a beep.

Even Amanda herself was shocked. I can’t believe I did it!

She opened the door and slipped in quietly.

As soon as she entered the room, she heard screams. There are at least four to five of

them. Why are there so many people down here?

There were many rooms underground. She tried her luck with the first room. Through the

window on the door, she found a man being beaten and interrogated. She recognized the

man as one of Elias’ bodyguards, who was also a subordinate of Yacob.

Does it mean they caught Yacob and all his companions that night?

Tears welled up in Amanda’s eyes, and she clenched her fists in determination.

She walked down the corridor as she listened to the screams. She felt bad for them..

When she finally arrived at the last room, she heard insults coming out of the room. The

voices belonged to the two men she followed earlier.

She peeked into the room and found Yacob on a chair. His upper body was stripped naked.

The men were applying a violent electric shock to him.

D*mn it! Symeon is a sick man! He even designed a torture room in his estate!

No matter the torture, Yacob remained silent from the beginning and didn’t even make a

sound.

He took it in silence even though the sc*mbags insulted him, beat him, or electrocuted

him.

Amanda couldn’t bear to watch him suffer.