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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help but break the silence after waiting for him to speak for a long

wondering, maybe everything is Crispin’s own doing. Stephanie isn’t involved. She

simply do it in the name of love. He must be up to something for kidnapping

different mindset from Elias. To her,

of the doubt. After all, what harm can I do to him even if I choose to return

get it. He’s

few 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.

words sent a shiver down

he speaking the truth? I thought Crispin’s love

past. It proves that he doesn’t care about the family’s wealth. There’s no way he

at that. “You underestimate his ambition. He studied hard for his whole life. One day, he finally got the chance to climb the social ladder. Marrying Stephanie is the last step to reach the top of the social ladder. However, you got in his way.

you implying that Crispin is pretending to love Stephanie

test him to get the answer. However, I’m suspicious of him. He’s not

stopped before her. “Let’s go.

as he bent forward as if trying to tease her. She

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back out of reflex.

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

head

too much of

end, she allowed

echo of his footsteps resonated with her thumping heart. She couldn’t

the bed,

he turned around to

wrist and whispered, “Don’t go. I

The feeling that the culprits