Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 149 Mr Winters’ Successful Scheme.

“Who’s there? Show yourself!” shouted Amanda while trembling in fear. Yet, the sound persisted.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on her fair forehead. What should I do now?Aiden is still sleeping in the room next to the dressing room. I have to go and see what’s happening.

After she took a deep breath and mustered her courage, she held a nearby vase tightly and slowly walked toward the direction of the dressing room.

As she walked closer, the woman’s humming voice from the dressing room grew closer.

When she was two steps away from the dressing room, she stopped in her tracks. At this moment, her heart was pounding so quickly that it seemed as though it would pop out of her chest. She held the vase tightly and thought, If someone is inside, I’ll smash them with this immediately.

At this thought, she took a sudden step forward, bursting into the dressing room. Yet, the woman’s humming stopped abruptly, and the dressing room was empty.

She stared at the empty dressing room while breathing heavily. Am I hallucinating!!

Just then, Aiden’s voice came from the room next door. “Mommy, help!”

Amanda’s eyes widened instantly. She put down the vase and turned around, rushing back into the room.

When she opened the door, she saw Aiden hiding under the covers, trembling as if he had seen something. terrifying.

“What’s wrong, baby? What happened? She approached the bed and turned on the bedside lamp before taking Aiden from under the covers into her arms,

behind them. I’m scared, Mommy” The little

she looked at the curtains, she tried to reassure Aiden in her arms. “It’s okay. There’s nothing there. You were probably half

Aiden held onto her tightly with a frightened expression, refusing to look back at

and walked toward the curtains. To be

approached the curtains and prepared herself mentally before pulling the curtains aside abruptly. There was nothing behind them, only the dim moonlight coming through

turned to look at Aiden on the bed. The little one had buried his face into the pillow, refusing

her voice did he

right? There aren’t

eyes and suddenly screamed, “Ah!

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himself in the covers, wrapping himself tightly without leaving even

Amanda saw his reaction, she was stunned. What’s going on? She looked back

the curtains and returned to the bed to pull the covers off Aiden. “You’ll suffocate

so scared, Mommy. There’s a ghost here. I

such, she brought him to the living room, and the two of them huddled on the couch with the TV turned on to create some

to the noisy sound of cartoons on the TV and fell asleep while leaning against her leg

can’t go on like this. Are we going to sleep on the couch tonight? At this moment, she remembered Elias telling her that he would be working overtime tonight, and his

in a car downstairs, Elias held a tablet and watched the surveillance footage of Amanda’s pale face which was filled with fear. A mixture of sympathy and anger welled up within him. He couldn’t help but curse in a low

working overtime today, but I could come over in just a few minutes.

scaring his wife and child like this? If something truly dreadful happens due to the scare, let’s see how

voice. “Who asked you to tamper with Aiden’s room? The curtains were moving so violently, and it scared him to tears!” Seeing Aiden hiding under the covers in fear made Elias’ heart. wrench. No matter how twisted he might be, he never intended to scare a little child. Besides, if the three- year-old child were to be scared to the point of harm, it would be too