The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 49 Brace Yourself

It was late at night at the Winters Estate.

Elias tossed and turned in bed as thoughts of having his body wrapped around Amanda’s earlier filled his head. He couldn’t fall asleep no matter how hard he tried to.

And for some reason, he kept recalling her saying that she despised him.

However, he didn’t find her revulsion all that surprising.

It was impossible for her to not feel hatred toward him after the way he treated her four years.

ago.

He even ended up killing their biological child due to his cold-bloodedness.

But after tonight, Elias seemed to have grown more certain that he didn’t love Grace. He hadn’t developed any feelings for her even after all these years. Even if he did, it was only the love a brother would feel for his sister.

I’ll end the relationship with Grace and make everything clear tomorrow.

It was a sleepless night for the man.

He went straight to the company the moment the sun came out. His early arrival stunned everyone because he had never come to work this early before.

He went and sat on the couch in the meeting area of his office. After spending a long time hesitating, he eventually made a phone call. “Cancel all of Grace’s appointments today and tell her to spend the day with me.”

“Ah… Alright, I’m on it.”

Although it wasn’t professional to cancel work at the last minute, Elias’ words were the law. He was too powerful and influential a benefactor for anyone to go against.

At the same time, Grace had just sent the hair sample to a DNA paternity testing center.

She was on her way back to the company to begin her schedule for the day when her manager unexpectedly called her.

“Hey, Goldie!” Grace greeted her after accepting the call. “What’s the matter? Are there any changes to today’s schedule?”

ordered by Mr. Winters himself. He has booked you for the

frowned in confusion when she heard that. “You mean

your rich boyfriend. We can’t afford to

could be. What is Elias up to? He is not acting like himself… He has never interfered with

thought of the phone call from last night. She didn’t

he is trying to make it up to me today because

her mouth curled upward unknowingly when she thought of

her driver drive her to

see Elias in his office. His secretary later

for a whole day until the man

didn’t lose her temper. When she saw the man walk into the room, she smiled and asked, “Elias, did you cancel

I had too many meetings to attend.” He walked over to the couch in the reception area and uttered in a deep voice, “Come with me

dinner party? Is he going to introduce me as his woman

happiness. Is he going to announce

dress. I can’t wear this, can

had someone prepare it for you.” He picked up his phone and called his secretary.

dress in.”

couldn’t be more surprised than his. It was the first time Elias

is the dress that Mr. Winters picked for you. Let me help you

up and walked to

on the couch, his handsome face dark and brooding as

had changed into the dress Elias prepared for her when the two of them entered the banquet hall arm-in-arm an hour later. The couple got

a feeling she only got when she stood

anything she wanted. What she had was only a dream of

ask, “Elias, why did you want me to accompany you to the dinner party tonight? Is there

wanted him to announce their relationship to the

high-end custom-designed dress from

“I do have something to announce. Better brace

Brace myself?

her throat. Is he really going to announce our relationship

was a charity dinner that was being live-streamed to the whole Internet to watch.