The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 31 You’re Home Alone?

In the front passenger seat of Simon’s car, Amanda grew increasingly enraged as she looked out the window at the passing nightscape. That son of a b*tch will really do anything to humiliate me!

Simon, who was driving, saw her anger and chuckled. “Still mad?“

“What?” It was only then that Amanda snapped out of her thoughts. “No, I just feel embarrassed that you had to see that.”

She just wanted Simon to help her get through an awkward situation. Never in a million years would she have thought that Elias would show up and even humiliate her at every chance he got.

“I’m just surprised he’s your ex-husband.”

Never had he expected Elias to be Amanda’s ex-husband, for it seemed to him that the two had no connection whatsoever.

At that, she laughed self-deprecatingly. “You’re wondering how the Winterses ever took an interest in a woman like me and why Elias would agree to marry me when we’re from two different worlds, no?”

“Quite the contrary, Simon refuted, causing Amanda to look quizzically at him.

“Elias is a known libertine scion in the circle. I’m just surprised you’d marry him. Is he your type?”

All this while, Simon thought Amanda was into mature men, but to think she would marry a libertine scion like Elias,

His question stumped Amanda for a second. Is he my type? Maybe. She still remembered how her face flushed crimson and her heart raced wildly when she first saw Elias.

He was in a suit and tie, and he was displeased with Howard’s forced marriage arrangement. Still, he married her for Howard’s sake.

“Did you two marry out of love?” Simon rephrased, seeing that she didn’t answer him.

“No.” Amanda looked out the car window and answered casually. “He doesn’t love me. It was a forced marriage by his grandfather.”

way Elias behaved, Simon didn’t think that

was unaware of Aiden’s existence. Simon wanted to voice his query but thought he

Amanda’s phone rang, breaking the awkward atmosphere

answered the phone, and a voice filled with anger came from the other end of the line. “Mommy, you lied to me again! You said Mr. Simon would come

you

would

You big

the car was silent, Simon heard the little munchkin’s raging protest

the other

to him,” Simon commented with a

handed her phone helplessly to him,

flight was delayed, so please don’t blame her. How about we make a deal? You go to bed early tonight, and I’ll take you out to play tomorrow. How does that sound?” Simon

voice. “You and Mommy aren’t lying to me, are you? Have you two secretly

delayed and it’s too late now. Little kids need to go to

Mommy: tell her I won’t talk to her tonight. Hmph!” With that, Aiden hung up without saying a word to

on the other hand, laughed and stated, “Looks like he’s pissed. We’ll have to make it up to him

really don’t know what to do with him anymore.

a husband. Don’t be so

the time Amanda arrived home, Colette had already bathed Aiden and even tucked him in. Now, she was just waiting

back, Miss Bailey. I’ll be off, then. Aiden’s

Colette. Take care on your way

off, Amanda went to the bedroom and couldn’t help chuckling when she saw the

boy looked adorable no

then, the ringtone blasted and nearly woke the

covered her phone and left the

be a call from Elias. Why would