Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 32 An Unfortunate Coincidence, Running Into Elias. With Aiden

Elias returned to his desk and snubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray filled with cigarette butts.

Suddenly, he laughed self-deprecatingly.

What has gotten into you, Winters? You two have been divorced for four years. Why does it upset you so much that your ex-wife has gotten herself a boyfriend? Is it because Nicholson looks absolutely unreliable? Yes, that must be it. Amanda used to be my wife, in any case. I can’t just sit back and watch as she falls into a pit, can

I?

Thinking back now, Elias was a bit impulsive at the dinner table. No doubt Amanda felt humiliated when he revealed her abortion in front of Simon.

However, his jealousy and anger had taken over at the time, and his sanity was no longer in check.

Ring! Ring!

It was his phone. He looked at the caller ID and found it was Grace. However, he didn’t feel like answering it.

Even so, the ringtone continued blasting, urging him to pick it up.

Eventually, Elias answered it, impatience evident in his voice. “Shoot.”

“Are you still in the office, Elias? Are you not done with work yet?”

At that, he sat in the swivel chair with his long legs crossed on the desk. “Yeah, I have to work. overtime tonight. I’ll be here for a while. You go to bed first.”

“Alright. I want to visit my brother at the cemetery tomorrow. You’ll go with me, won’t you? It’s been a while since you last visited him too.”

Elias knew Grace was deliberately reminding him not to forget his promise, and he massaged his forehead, saying. “I’ll pick you up tomorrow. Rest early.”

“Alright. You don’t stay up too late, either. Try and take a nap when you can.”

“Sure.”

the call, he switched the phone off and

never forgotten, and would never forget, Yelan’s exhortation

Amanda went to the law firm right after dropping

call from Simon right

thought it was an emergency. Lo

school and taking him to

still getting over your jet lag as well. I should let you know entertaining

rather not break my promise,” Simon interjected. “Don’t think it’s no big deal just because he’s a child. You’ll lose his trust over time, and it’ll

ashamed for even she, Aiden’s biological

you’re right. We’ll entertain him to his

your work now. We’ll

“Okay.”

her work, wanting to finish the day’s work as soon as possible so that she could spend the afternoon with her child

Amanda headed to the parking lot to get her car after packing up, only for a black Maybach to pull up in

in. We only

smiled and

front of the kindergarten, and the two went inside to pick. up

boy trotting in her direction, and she couldn’t help beaming in response as she crouched down with open arms to embrace

and behold, Aiden ran straight into Simon’s arms behind her, who

helplessly. “You heartless little rascal. You won’t even spare me a glance. You only have eyes for Simon now,” she complained, patting Aiden’s bottom

a long time, but I see Mommy every day,” Aiden said as he wrapped his arms

“You’ve grown taller and heavier since I last saw

boy

the amusement park before

Mommy, you have to come too!

over Amanda right then. She

be beside himself with