The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 209 What’s the Use of Having a Dad?

Later, in the kitchen of an apartment unit in Northern No. 1, Amanda was busy washing and preparing the ingredients for dinner.

It’d be too late if she waited for Selina to come back with groceries. So, she got to making dinner after finding some simple ingredients in the fridge.

Just then, the main door was pushed open, and Selina returned with groceries, accompanied by the little one’s voice. “Mommy, I want to eat shrimp tonight! I want shrimp! Miss Selina said she would make shrimp for me.”

Amanda, who was busy in the kitchen, replied without turning her head, “Alright, I’ll make shrimp for tonight.”

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“Aiden, you go and play for a bit while I help your mommy make dinner, okay?” Selina said while taking off her jacket, and Aiden nodded obediently.

With that, Selina entered the kitchen with the groceries she had bought, only to find that Amanda had already started washing and preparing the ingredients.

“Why did you start without me?”

“I got bored waiting alone,” Amanda replied. “So, I looked through the fridge for some ingredients and decided to start ahead with one dish. By the way, have you gotten shrimp? Aiden wants to eat shrimp.”

“Of course. Have you told Mr. Winters? Is he coming over for dinner?”

Selina assumed that was the case, or Amanda’s mood wouldn’t have shifted so quickly. She was still frowning earlier, but now she was beaming.

“Um…” Even Amanda herself didn’t realize how sweet her smile was.

I knew it!

A chuckle escaped Selina as she continued, “You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you? No more overthinking?”

“Yeah, I do,” Amanda answered subconsciously while washing the vegetables, taking a second to realize what she had just replied to.

meeting Selina’s enigmatic smile. “What do you mean by

Don’t you think your mood is being influenced by Mr. Winters? Only when you deeply. love someone can they affect your emotions.”

“No way! Who said I still love him? That’s all in the past. I stopped loving him after our

Selina asked with a playful

find the words to argue. It seemed that the reason for her bad mood was Elias’

that. Let’s start cooking: it’s getting late.

obvious you have nothing

sumptuous feast

onto the dining chair and looked at the array of delicious dishes in front of him. His big,

little fella know he would soon face the person he

and Amanda quickly got up to answer the

response was so sudden that even Selina was startled. She shook her head with a helpless smile and muttered under her breath. “Sure, you don’t love him. But you rush to the door immediately after

door through the peephole, and a

throat

pristine white shirt, and a black tie. He exuded an air of a business elite. He seemed

Dinner is just ready.

said with a

dining room and saw Aiden happily biting into a shrimp. Despite the fact that his little face was covered in grease, he still

here. It’s Daddy.” Amanda

was engrossed in his meal. When he looked up and saw the man, his little face instantly stiffened, and the shrimp in his mouth fell onto the table.

he said Aiden’s reaction hadn’t hurt

the little

she stepped in to defuse the situation.\Come, Elias, sit down. Hurry up and eat.

turned somewhat sour, he still sat down next to Aiden. Aiden, noticing Eliast sitting beside him, instinctively tried to move away, but the man

was Uncle Elias before? Why is it like this now?” He wanted to understand why his

soft hum, turned his head,

Selina stood up and suggested that she check on the soup, which was still cooking.