The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 339 Don’t Go

Amanda almost fell asleep on the couch in the seaside villa. She was exhausted since she was. too afraid to close her eyes to sleep earlier.

Now that she was in a safe place, she finally let her guard down. However, the aroma of the freshly-cooked food reached her.

She slowly opened her eyes. As expected, a plate of pasta was set on the coffee table before her. Elias watched her as he sat off to one side. From the look on his face, she could tell it wasn’t his intention to wake her.

She rubbed her eyes. “You should’ve woken me.”

“You look tired,” Elias murmured. “I didn’t want to disturb you.”

“But I’m starving. The pasta will get soggy if you leave it like that. It’ll affect the taste.” At that, Amanda straightened her body and leaned in to smell the food. Her stomach immediately growled.

He shook his head. “It’s okay. I can make you another one.”

Her hand reaching for the fork paused when she heard that. Then, she loaded a small amount of pasta onto the fork and took a bite. It tasted rather bland. It seemed to her that he was thinking about her injury.

However, it was delicious. Maybe I’m just hungry.

Amanda finished the pasta within a few minutes. Even the garnish didn’t go wasted, proving her to be starving.

She drew a tissue paper to wipe the corners of her lips before beginning her story, “The pair who kidnapped me were staying in somewhere named River Inn. The environment is dirty. You should send your men there. The two might still be there.”

He hummed.

“Besides, Crispin was the one who asked me to go with him. However, he said he left something behind when we were halfway there, so he asked me to go to the banquet hall on my own before he walked away. I was knocked out halfway. It has to do with him, but I don’t understand how my decision affects him. I believe Stephanie is the person behind everything.”

Stephanie is responsible for this. Crispin has nothing against me. He’s doing this to please her.

Elias narrowed his eyes. Deep in thought, he didn’t reply to her.

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help but break the silence after waiting for him to speak for a long time. “What’s

just wondering, maybe everything is Crispin’s own doing. Stephanie isn’t involved. She knows

in the name of love. He must be up to something for kidnapping Amanda. After all, he won’t settle for being the live-in son-in-law of

had a different mindset from Elias. To

unlikely that she didn’t plan this. I’m giving Crispin the benefit. of the doubt. After all, what harm can I do to him even if I choose to return to the Allegra Family? It’s not

just didn’t get it. He’s

nothing against you, for now. But it changes the circumstances once he’s married to Stephanie. He becomes an Allegra. Before you came along, Stephanie was the only daughter. She was the heir to the family assets. But it’s different now.

sent a shiver down her

hadn’t thought about that. Is he speaking the truth? I thought Crispin’s love

eloped in the past. It proves that he doesn’t care about the family’s wealth. There’s

the social ladder. Marrying Stephanie is the last step to reach the top of the social ladder. However, you got in his

implying that Crispin is pretending to

answer. However, I’m

he left the couch and stopped

bent forward as if trying to

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back out of reflex.

room. Remember your leg injury?

hung her head low

too

she allowed him

of his footsteps resonated with her thumping heart. She couldn’t name it, but she was

on the bed, he tucked her in. “Get

that, he turned around to

Amanda grabbed his wrist and whispered, “Don’t go.

being drugged earlier lingered in her mind. The feeling that the culprits would come for

in his tracks. He looked down at the woman in the bed and teased, “Are you