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,

scared, Mommy”

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

I saw it! It’s so scary. There’s a ghost here, Mommy. I’m scared.” Aiden held onto her tightly with a frightened expression, refusing to look back at the

You must have had a bad dream.” After saying that, she got up and walked toward the curtains. To be honest, she was a little scared herself, especially after hearing the woman’s humming earlier. However, she had to set a good example for her child, or he would

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

relief, then turned to look at Aiden on the bed. The little one had buried his face into the pillow, refusing to look. “Aiden, look, there’s nothing

heard her voice did he

to you, right? There aren’t any

his big eyes and suddenly screamed, “Ah! There’s a ghost!

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covers, wrapping himself tightly without leaving even a small gap.

looked back at the window, but there was

bed to pull the covers off Aiden. “You’ll suffocate yourself like this, Aiden. There’s nothing behind the curtains.

helplessly, saying, “I’m so scared, Mommy. There’s

to her room either. As such, she brought him to the living room, and the two of them huddled on the couch with the TV turned

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

sleep on the couch tonight? At this moment, she remembered Elias telling her that he

fear. A mixture of sympathy and anger welled up within him. He couldn’t help but curse in a low voice, “Idiot! You’re so scared, yet you don’t even think of calling me. Isn’t your ex- husband also your husband? Why don’t you use me when you

her that I would be working overtime today, but I could come over in just

scaring his wife and child like this? If something truly dreadful happens due to the scare,

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