The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 538 Mutual Affection or Unrequited Love

Symeon narrowed his eyes as he observed Casey, the woman standing before him.

This woman isn’t seriously dumb enough to help me pursue Amanda, is she? Will she stoop so low to do something so morally wrong?

“What does it matter if mutual affection or unrequited love? What can you possibly do about it? Oh, by the way, weren’t you supposed to help me win over Amanda? How’s your plan. going?”

“I haven’t…” Casey hesitated. “Elias saved me last time, and Amanda is his wife. I can’t repay kindness with enmity.”

“Oh… I see.” Symeon nodded. “So, tell me, what did Elias do to save you? Do you really think I would strangle you in public? Do you really believe he saved you for your sake? You think too highly of yourself.”

“What do you mean by that?”

Symeon’s derogatory comments about Elias made Casey feel uneasy. In her mind, Elias was indeed a hero who had willingly come to her aid.

“Remember, Elias didn’t save you for

spite me. He would have intervenedur sake. You’re not that charming. He did it just to

that day even if I had strangled a dog because he hates me. He resents the time I spent with his wife, and that’s all there is to it. Understand, fool?”

With that, Symeon walked away without looking back, heading downstairs. He checked his wristwatch; he had a client meeting in the afternoon.

He had been in Cludan for about half a month and found that the market here wasn’t as easy to penetrate as he had thought. To make a mark, he needed to put in some serious effort.

Meanwhile, Casey stood in place, looking surprised. What did Symeon just say? The time he spent with Amanda? What does that mean? These two don’t actually have a romantic history, do they?

As the notion crossed her mind, her emotions swirled in a complex mix, leaving her unable to describe her feelings.

successfully putting Aiden to sleep. Amanda intended to return

she returned to the room, she didn’t find the man anywhere. After searching around, she spotted his back on the terrace, seemingly on a phone

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accidentally heard a word that made her in

on our market in Cludan

but there’s nothing we can do. Lawrence is

stop

lit it, and smirked. “If this happens again next time, don’t bother asking me for approval. Just spend the money and

Winters, we understand. We’ll definitely

cigarette and planned to return to his room

Amanda standing there and immediately put on a gentle expression. “What are you

opened her arms,

off casually, saying, “Running a business is never smooth sailing. They’re just minor issues; you don’t need to

against his

Was Symeon deliberately opposing the Winters Family in business matters

to the same

don’t either. But Dulcie is so lonely here, with no one she knows, and even her dad is a recent acquaintance. She has no

a little girl.

Meanwhile, at Galaxy Bay…

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wasn’t feeling well, and she had little appetite, so Casey went to the supermarket to buy

the nanny opened the door and helped

a vegetable salad for Dulcie and maybe some soup. She can have a few spoonfuls.

have more patience than Miss Bailey did before. I can see that Dulcie clings to you more than to Miss Bailey,” the nanny replied

her vegetable washing and asked, “Did Amanda used to come here

Mr. Lawrence has a different kind of trust

Even Penny can tell…