The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 94 The Listening Device

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Before Yacob could get out of the car to open the door for Elias, the latter already pushed the door open and walked toward the forest.

What is Amanda doing here? It’s getting dark.

Elias walked into the forest with questions in his mind. He began to look around for Amanda.

“Mr. Winters!” Yacob tried to follow Elias. He didn’t dare to let Elias out of his sight even for a

moment.

However, Elias coldly ordered, “Stay where you are. Don’t follow me.”

Yacob did not answer and did as was told. He didn’t try to move after Elias made his words clear.

In the forest, Amanda had arrived at the crash site. The police had cleaned up the site, so she couldn’t find anything useful around other than the marks the car left when it flipped over.

She knew something was wrong when she saw the crash site at first sight. Why did Elias drive into the forest? How did the car flip over? It more or less has to do with the steering wheel, which caused the driver to lose control over the direction. Was there something wrong with the car? Knowing Elias, his luxury cars must go through regular car maintenance. Such a fault is unlikely to happen unless somebody is behind

She remembered the call Grace had in the hospital. The other details also suggested that the accident was planned.

I wish Elias was here. At least I can ask him what happened during the accident.

A man’s deep voice came from behind without a warning. “What are you doing?”

The unexpected voice startled her. Amanda turned around in the direction of the voice with. widened eyes. She sighed in relief and patted her chest to soothe her heartbeat when she found Elias standing there.

“You nearly scared me to death! Don’t come up behind me without making a sound!”

Elias took a few steps forward and stopped before her. “I wasn’t trying to hide the sound of my footsteps when I walked here. It’s just that you’re preoccupied with your thoughts.”

His honesty left her speechless as she indeed wasn’t paying attention to her surroundings earlier.

“What are you doing here?” Elias repeated.

area. “I came here to check on the site. By the way, I have a question for you. What exactly happened that day? Why did you drive the car into the forest?”

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frown on his face. What made her start investigating the accident?

you find?”

gives me a strange feeling. After all, I know you’re a skillful driver. Knowing you, you wouldn’t have driven off the road into the forest during a rainy

solid evidence, she

the accident happened, he tried to grab the steering wheel, only to find he didn’t have control over it. Therefore,

more thing. You studied computer science at university, right? I remember that you invented a mini listening device in the past. Do you still have it? Did

market?”

genius in her mind. A listening device, which was as thin as paper, he was developing four years ago came to her mind. She dared to

didn’t expect her to remember it

I didn’t. It takes a high cost and a long time

then.” Amanda was disappointed to hear that. After all,

him. He prompted, “Are you interested in

Can I have one?”

Elias squinted his eyes unhappily. Not only was

the person that is worth Amanda’s

I need to collect the

entirely, he decided to lend her

to install it, though. Where are you going to install it? At

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phone?”

phone,

Grace’s phone, so she could learn whether the woman

with me to take it,” Elias explained in

him a curt answer. The reason for

to the

study room. Elias took out the micro listening device before reaching out his palm to her. “Give

gave him her phone.

moment, he brought her phone and the device to his computer before he inserted a bunch of commands into the computer. He slowly began. “Now the device is bound to your phone. You can stick it to the other phone. When the owner gets a call on their phone, you’ll receive a notification on yours as well.

was a charismatic person. Moreover, he was wealthy and talented. She could see why women threw