Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 339 Don’t Go

Amanda almost fell asleep on the couch in the seaside villa. She was exhausted since she was. too afraid to close her eyes to sleep earlier.

Now that she was in a safe place, she finally let her guard down. However, the aroma of the freshly-cooked food reached her.

She slowly opened her eyes. As expected, a plate of pasta was set on the coffee table before her. Elias watched her as he sat off to one side. From the look on his face, she could tell it wasn’t his intention to wake her.

She rubbed her eyes. “You should’ve woken me.”

“You look tired,” Elias murmured. “I didn’t want to disturb you.”

“But I’m starving. The pasta will get soggy if you leave it like that. It’ll affect the taste.” At that, Amanda straightened her body and leaned in to smell the food. Her stomach immediately growled.

He shook his head. “It’s okay. I can make you another one.”

Her hand reaching for the fork paused when she heard that. Then, she loaded a small amount of pasta onto the fork and took a bite. It tasted rather bland. It seemed to her that he was thinking about her injury.

However, it was delicious. Maybe I’m just hungry.

Amanda finished the pasta within a few minutes. Even the garnish didn’t go wasted, proving her to be starving.

She drew a tissue paper to wipe the corners of her lips before beginning her story, “The pair who kidnapped me were staying in somewhere named River Inn. The environment is dirty. You should send your men there. The two might still be there.”

He hummed.

“Besides, Crispin was the one who asked me to go with him. However, he said he left something behind when we were halfway there, so he asked me to go to the banquet hall on my own before he walked away. I was knocked out halfway. It has to do with him, but I don’t understand how my decision affects him. I believe Stephanie is the person behind everything.”

Stephanie is responsible for this. Crispin has nothing against me. He’s doing this to please her.

Elias narrowed his eyes. Deep in thought, he didn’t reply to her.

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the silence after waiting for him to speak

Crispin’s own doing.

the name of love. He must be up to something for kidnapping Amanda. After all, he

from Elias. To her, Elias

a bite to her tone when she muttered, “Stephanie must. impress you a lot, huh? It’s not unlikely that she didn’t plan this. I’m giving Crispin the benefit. of the doubt. After all, what harm can I do to him even if I choose to return to the Allegra Family? It’s

get it. He’s

seconds before explaining, “Calm down, Amanda. Listen here, Crispin indeed has nothing against you, for now. But it changes the circumstances once he’s married to Stephanie. He becomes an Allegra. Before you came along, Stephanie was the only daughter. She was the heir to the family assets. But it’s different now. You’re back. You’re not in

sent a

hadn’t thought about that. Is he speaking the truth?

he doesn’t care about the family’s wealth. There’s no way he wants to stop me from returning to the family. I think he just wants

the social ladder. Marrying Stephanie is the last

pretending to

the answer. However, I’m suspicious

he left the couch and stopped before

as he bent

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back out of reflex.

you to the room. Remember your leg injury? You’re not going anywhere

her head low

too much

allowed him to carry her

She couldn’t name it, but she was longing for his

to her room. After gently setting her on the bed, he tucked her in. “Get

that, he turned

and whispered, “Don’t go. I don’t want to

of being drugged earlier lingered in her mind. The feeling that the culprits would come