Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 344 Crispin’s Scheme

Having said that, Elias exited the dining hall without casting a backward glance or bidding farewell. It felt as though he was purposefully avoiding her presence.

Rosie’s gaze fell upon the barely touched food on the table. Does he truly need to depart in such haste? Am I some kind of monstrous being? Am I genuinely that repugnant to him?

At the Allegra Villa, Amanda found it hard to drift off to sleep at her birth parents’ house.

Meanwhile, Aiden, that mischievous little boy, had fallen into a peaceful slumber. Jack had spent quite a while entertaining his grandson tonight, leaving the little one fatigued.

Amanda observed the peacefully sleeping child. She gently covered him with a blanket before venturing out of the bedroom with unhurried steps.

She had intended to take a solitary walk in the garden. To her astonishment, she stumbled upon Edith wrapped in a coat, standing beneath the moonlit sky.

“Mrs. Alle-” Amanda hesitated, feeling that the formal address was inappropriate. Opting for a more intimate term, she called out, “Mom, what brings you out here?”

Upon hearing her voice, Edith turned around and greeted her with a smile. “You can’t sleep too? I suppose I’m too excited. I couldn’t fall asleep tonight, so I decided to take a walk.”

“I guess I’m just not used to the bed, so I can’t sleep,” Amanda said.

Edith walked over and settled onto a wicker chair. “Join me, my dear. Let’s have a chat, just us mother and daughter.”

Amanda gracefully took her place on the opposite chair, relishing the caress of the gentle breeze against her cheeks. The garden exuded a delicate fragrance, lending a pleasant ambiance to the moment.

‘Don’t let your dad fool you with his early slumber. He, too, was brimming with excitement today, eagerly anticipating this moment for quite some time,” Edith remarked.

Amanda offered a gentle smile but remained silent.

Edith continued, “These past years, you have endured so much. Your dad informed me about the hardships you faced under your adoptive father’s mistreatment, and how he consistently demanded money from you. Is that true?”

As she spoke, her eyes shimmered with genuine concern.

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she always took me with her. I found happiness in being by her side. Later,

although Elias didn’t fulfill his duties as a husband and showed no concern or care for her, he did step in when her mother passed away. When her adoptive father came

That

with happiness, but it was peaceful and stable. At that time, she

her eyes. Speaking slowly, she

Dad support him. He simply wants to reclaim the shares rightfully belonging to him from

do. We are a family now, and he is Aiden’s father. We will him,” Edith

Amanda felt relieved for Elias. It was better to have someone extending a helping hand rather than

asked hesitantly, “Amanda, is there

support

truth was, she didn’t

a glimmer of trust had rekindled within her toward Elias, yet she couldn’t shake her fear of repeating past

“Let’s not dwell on that for now. Let’s talk about something more enjoyable. What style do you prefer? I’ll have

need for that. Aiden and I can sleep in the same room. For now, he still can’t

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days, life gradually returned

banquet, Jack took matters into his own hands and issued an official announcement on the company’s website, acknowledging Amanda’s rightful

of events only fueled Crispin’s anxiety,

days grew increasingly unbearable. She felt utterly

dinner?” Stephanie had spent entire day sulking in her room. The evening had arrived, yet there was no sign of her parents. Reluctantly, she made her way to the dining room

the

serving the dishes, responded, “Mr. and Mrs. Allegra suggested you proceed without them. They are in the garden,

Digging in the soil?

elegance and poise, and her perpetually authoritative father were actively engaged in soil-digging activities with a three-year-old toddler in the garden. What a disgrace! The way they

snort escaped Stephanie’s lips as she

had bothered to check on her. It turned out that her parents were preoccupied with playing

dinner, fearing that she might go hungry, but now, the couple seemed to have

signaling the arrival of a