Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Edith couldn’t help but say, “Are you guys overthinking things? I believe that Crispin truly loves Steph, and I only hope that he’ll treat her with sincerity. There’s nothing else I ask for.”

“You have a point.” Amanda stopped dwelling on the topic. She knew she couldn’t persuade Edith, event though the woman was her mother.

On the other hand, Jack fell deep in thought.

When Stephanie returned to her room upstairs, she plunged onto the bed and buried her face in the pillow before bawling her eyes out.

She felt that everyone was mocking her, especially Amanda.

Both of them were from the Allegra Family. While Amanda found one of the wealthiest men in the country, Elias Winters, Stephanie ended up with a poor guy, Crispin Coyote. Even the wedding was fully paid for by the Allegras.

As such, it was only natural that she was frustrated.

Crispin soon entered the room and closed the door.

However, he didn’t go over and appease her in a hurry, unlike what he would usually do in the past. Instead, he slowly sat down on the bed and watched as the woman’s shoulders trembled.

Since they had gotten the marriage license, he could be considered part of the Allegra Family. As such, he just had to act normally.

Also, Stephanie had been repeatedly throwing a tantrum in the past few days, so his patience was running out.

She felt the man sitting on the bed, but he just wouldn’t placate her. Burning with rage in an instant, she lifted her head from the pillow and bellowed. “Get lost! Stop annoying me!”

“What’s the point of being sad, Steph? Let bygones be bygones. Since we now have the marriage license, we’re a legally married couple. You should stop thinking of the past,” Crispin said perfunctorily.

to me like this? Do you seriously believe you’re already

a smile. “Well, I should thank that man. If not for him, you wouldn’t have ended up getting together

later, she flared up, saying, “What do you mean by that? Are you also

just because I slept with that wretched middle-aged man, I could only choose

smile, Crispin rose to his feet and went to pour her a cup of water in silence. Then, he held

glowered at him. “Tin asking you what you meant by

price. you have to pay for betraying me. Just get over it, and you’ll realize it’s no big deal. I don’t mind it His voice sounded so nonchalant that it was as

what a human is even supposed to say? What do you mean that it’s a price I have to pay

true, though? If you were not in love

though he was the mastermind behind the incident. Also, he was the one who bedded Stephanie that

saw the woman willingly arrive

up being Elias’ simp. Even though Crispin was the one who bedded her that night, the woman

it,

loved Crispin only, but she eventually betrayed him and was even willing to do

for she didn’t expect Crispin to say such a thing. Has he only been pretending that he doesn’t mind

much, you don’t have to marry me. It’s not like I love you! Countless men will line. up to woo me!” Stephanie felt humiliated, for even a man who used to be her simp now belittled

“I told you I don’t mind it, so you’d better not harp on this issue. Otherwise, it’ll

that the man before her had changed. He was no longer the gentleman

me or treat me like this in the

haven’t you? You used to be loyal to me, but you’re in love with Elias now. You love

speechless upon hearing

on the table and said, “Life goes on, so just move on and stop thinking about the past. It’s not like you can change anything. You’d better get some rest. I’ll take my leave now. Soon,

left the bedroom and

picked up the pillow and hurled it at the door