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.

frowned upon meeting Selina’s enigmatic smile.

you think your mood is being influenced by Mr. Winters? Only when you deeply. love someone can they affect your

Amanda retorted at once. “No way! Who said I still love him? That’s all in the past. I stopped loving him after our divorce! It’s not because of

Selina asked with a

couldn’t find the words to argue. It seemed that the reason

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

said nothing. It’s so obvious you have

later, dinner was ready-a sumptuous feast laid out on the table.

of him. His big, round eyes widened as he gushed, “Wow!

would soon face the person he least wanted

rang, and Amanda quickly got up

sudden that even Selina was startled. She shook her head with a helpless smile and muttered

looked at the man standing outside the door through the peephole, and a smile unconsciously appeared

cleared her throat before finally opening

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

Come in. Dinner is just ready.

Elias said with

saw Aiden happily biting into a shrimp. Despite the fact that his little face was

It’s Daddy.” Amanda deliberately guided

meal. When he looked up and saw the man, his little face instantly stiffened, and the shrimp in his

said Aiden’s reaction hadn’t hurt him.

to smile cheerfully when he saw him. But now, the little guy behaved as

the situation.\Come, Elias, sit down. Hurry up and

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

was Uncle Elias before?

his head, and

was still cooking. With that, the family of three was