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 phone off and chucked it onto the

never forgotten, and would never forget, Yelan’s exhortation to him. However, Grace’s constant reminders annoyed

went to the law firm

got a call from Simon right as

it was an emergency. Lo and

say to picking Aiden up after school and taking

Amanda chuckled helplessly. “I’m sure you’re still getting over your

Simon interjected. “Don’t think it’s no big deal just because he’s a child.

she, Aiden’s

him to

your work now. We’ll pick him up after school

“Okay.”

Amanda quickly focused on her work, wanting to finish the day’s work as soon as possible so that she could spend the

to get off work, and Amanda headed to the parking lot to get her car after packing up, only for a black

only need one

smiled and

of the kindergarten, and the two went inside to

help beaming in response as she crouched down with open arms to embrace her

ran straight into Simon’s arms behind her,

as she stood up helplessly. “You heartless little rascal. You won’t even spare me

Mommy every day,” Aiden said as he wrapped his arms around Simon’s

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

said the boy

boy. Let’s head to the amusement park before

Mr. Simon! Mommy, you have to come too! We’ll

Amanda right then. She could tell her son

be surprised Elias would be beside himself