The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 108 The Blind Date

The instant he yelled, Jennifer and Grace quieted down. Jennifer shot a look at Yacob, ordering. “You go outside for a moment.”

Yacob nodded. With that, he stepped out of the ward and guarded the door.

Jennifer came in front of her son’s sickbed. After tucking him in, she began persuading him earnestly, saying, “Elias, stop acting like a child already, will you? The Winterses are depending on you, so it’s important to take care of your health, not only for yourself but also for the whole Winters Family! Your dad’s already-

“Cut it out! Enough of it already!” Feeling thoroughly annoyed deep down, Elias was in no mood to listen to those words anymore.

Tears sparkling in her eyes, Jennifer swallowed her grievance. “I’m going out to let Grace keep you company for a while. Don’t let her down anymore. She’s been taking care of you all this time- she said, only to be silenced mid-sentence again by the impatient look in the man’s eyes. Without saying another word, she turned around and left the ward.

Grace had already had the gauze removed from her face. The doctor said her wound needed to breathe to heal better, but this made the gash left by the fruit knife all the more conspicuous, which was too much for any woman to cope with As her tears slowly ran past the scar..

Elias frowned in displeasure. “What are you crying for?! Do you not want your face anymore?”

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Grace hurriedly wiped her tears away, saying. “Elias, I don’t know what happened, but I know must’ve gone to Amanda for what happened to me. Please. I’m begging you, don’t go to her anymore. I’m really scared. She’s already insane, and I don’t want to lose you. It really freaked me out to see you coughing up blood last time. Despite her concern for Elias’ well-being, she was happy that he and Amanda had finally broken up for good.

“She said she didn’t gash your face,” replied Elias in a grim voice devoid of emotion.

Upon hearing this, Grace was startled for a moment. What does that mean? Does that mean he’s still going to believe Amanda’s words? She protested with a look of disbelief, “What do you mean by that, Elias? Are you suspecting me? Would I hurt myself like this? Do you think I’m insane? I work in the entertainment industry for a living! How am I gonna work in showbiz with a face like this?!”

He simply didn’t want to believe this was Amanda’s doing; he couldn’t

Grace’s eyes. “Elias Winters! I know you neither love nor care a damn about me, but you shouldn’t think of me that way either! Do you think I’m smearing Amanda? Would I pay the price of having my face disfigured just to sling mud at her? That’s

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pay the price of having her face disfigured just to smear

was an upper- class dating agency; not only did it rigorously fact-check the profiles of the

she came in, her blind date had already arrived. She only asked for a cup of coffee and sat

in the field of finance and was divorced with kids, which made him quite

shook her hand gently. “Nice to meet you, Miss Bailey. I’m Nathan Abney, and I’ve read

she didn’t feel anything about him, nor did she feel any desire to spend the rest of

that they go out to dinner. At first, she was going to refuse, but then, she decided to have a go at it, recalling

awkward and distant. In the end, Nathan suggested. “It’s getting late, Miss Bailey. Where do you live? Let me give you a ride

it’s not necessary. I drove here, so I’ll just drive home by myself. I suppose you also drove here, Mr.

nodded. “Yes, I

have kids waiting for

let’s stay in touch on WhatsApp, then.”

drove home separately.

a sigh of relief. Blind dates really aren’t for ordinary people.

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