The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 154 Cat and Mouse

“Elias!” Simon roared angrily.

He had finally reached his last straw after losing to Elias time and time again. Why was he still being stopped by Elias even after his proposal was a success?

“Enough, Simon, don’t do this in front of Aiden. You’ve already scared him that night.” Amanda stopped. him, her head aching at the thought of another fight breaking out between the two men.

What hurt Simon the most was Amanda’s behavior-she was clearly favoring Elias. Was she still unable to forget him?

At that, she began to pull Elias away with her as a crowd had already begun to form.

Simon was about to chase after them when Lunabelle held him back. “Simon, I’m feeling a little unwell. Can you send me back home?”

As he was the cause of Lunabelle’s depression, Simon had no choice but to give in. He couldn’t just throw away his responsibility, after all.

Meanwhile, Amanda sat in the back seat with Aiden in her arms while Elias took the wheel. No one said a word throughout the entire journey, causing the atmosphere to turn frigid.

Amanda remained silent as she did not know what to say, while Elias was too lost in his thoughts to speak, wondering how he could make Simon fully give up. He couldn’t stand Simon pestering his wife and son all the time. Besides, he hadn’t been able to get Amanda back to his side yet, and this was a dangerous. factor.

Upon returning to Northern No. 1, Amanda placed Aiden back in the bedroom and carefully covered him with a blanket. After leaving the room, she noticed that Elias was smoking a cigarette on the couch in the living room, giving a rough edge to his striking features.

This man did not seem like Aiden’s father at all; if anything, he was more like his elder brother. Besides, he did not act like one either, and his temper was still as horrendous as before.

When he noticed her emerging from the bedroom, Elias immediately straightened his posture out the cigarette.

and put

“Do you still have a fever? You should go back to your room and get some rest if you’re tired,” Amanda- said.

Come here, let’s

the couch as well. “What do you want to talk about? If it’s about our remarriage, then forget it. I really don’t think there’s any need for us to repeat the same

chance to speak, but Amanda casily forced his words back into his chest with just a

an eyebrow slightly. “Go on, didn’t you say you wanted to talk to me?”

you blocked off all of

me back. then, but do you like me now? Are you sure that you will spend the rest of your life with me

even

was right. Back then, although Elias was still unaware of Aiden’s existence, he was still

take her back was just a moment of impulse or if he had come to terms with his own

evening, at Paradise Night Club, Elias holed himself up in an isolated corner, drinking his

away.

and took a seat next to him, saying in a deliberately mocking tone, “What’s wrong, Mr. Elias? Troubled

out without bothering to spare

on, tell me what troubles you have. Who knows? I

who was well-versed in

languid yet sultry tone. Tell me, how can I make a woman change her mind?”

knowing? Do you miss her?” Lazarus instantly bombarded him with a string of questions, causing his head

help to solve my problems, not for

Lazarus. Moreover, as he was extremely against being forced into an arranged marriage by Howard, he had never brought it up to

throat. “I’ll help you, you lovesick fool, but you have to tell me who that woman is, and what kind of person she is. I have to get a basic understanding of her

proposal?” Elias’ eyes were filled with confusion. Since when was

nonchalant expression, “Of course! Do you think it’s easy to pursue a woman?

fell silent, agreeing with