Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 361 I’ll Go With You

“Let me go!” Stephanie struggled to break free from Crispin’s embrace, but the man only tightened his hold on her and pleaded, “Stephanie! I won’t allow you to hurt yourself like this! You don’t need to hold onto those memories. That man will never appear before again. Just try to forget it, and everything will be alright!”

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However, Stephanie stared at Crispin with bloodshot eyes and snapped, “How can I forget?! It was a real and painful experience. Tell me, how can I ever forget that? Leave me alone!”

“You can, Stephanie. Please try to forget this incident and live our lives happily together from now on, okay.” Crispin attempted to calm her down by speaking gently, but Stephanie continued to bawl as she shook her head. “I can’t. I can’t do it. I really can’t…”

“Let’s get married, Stephanie. I’ll spend the rest of my life healing your trauma, okay?” He gazed at her with sincerity.

Stephanie looked at Crispin, moved by his genuine expression, and asked, “You won’t despise

me?”

She felt tainted by that vile man and even started to hate herself. Yet, Crispin never left her side.

“No,” said Crispin as he gently tidied her disheveled hair with a smile. “I will never despise my Stephanie. In my heart, you’re pure and perfect.”

“Crisp…”

In moments like this, no woman could resist the tenderness of a man. He would be like a ray of light in the darkness.

Crispin’s face drew closer to hers, and this time Stephanie didn’t evade his touch. Instead, she closed her eyes and accepted his kiss.

As their lips met, a smile appeared on Crispin’s face. He knew he was another step closer to

success.

The following day, Elias arrived at Winters Enterprise as usual for work. There were many things to handle recently, but with Jack’s help, he should be able to reclaim the shares that belonged to his grandfather soon.

lunch when his secretary asked, “What would you like for lunch, Mr. Winters? Shall I order something for you

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asking, Elias instructed, “Just order me something from the cafeteria. I don’t have

“Alright.”

secretary entered the office with a lunch tray and placed it on

at the computer screen, but it was

a knock on the door broke the

a hint of warmth. He curled his lips into a slight

is under renovation, and I took a trip to the furnishing plaza. I thought I could perhaps drop by on

to his feet

sat on the couch and noticed the delicious spread of food on the lunch tray. She had been

“Is this your lunch?”

from the cafeteria, but I haven’t had a chance to eat it yet. Have you eaten? Let’s go

and took a whiff, exclaiming with delight, “It smells so good! Let me

piece of ribs and continued with surprise, “The chef at your company’s cafeteria is amazing; this is way better than

eat the man’s lunch without further

so? Then, you’re welcome to

dishes on the tray, at least seven or eight in total. Well, the secretary is pretty diligent. It looks like

entertained by her eating. “What happened? What are you so ravenous? Did you not

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you really not going to have some? I’ll finish

ahead,” said Elias. “I’ll have the secretary

is really considerate; she ordered all this food for you. Trust me. One person couldn’t possibly finish it all.” Amanda

the food on the lunch tray in no time. Then, she picked up the glass of warm water from the coffee table and drank it, washing down her meal. She finally felt full and content after such a

leaned back on the couch, caressing her stomach, which still seemed. somewhat flat, but