Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Symeon smiled and replied, “Try me.”

After taking her last bite, Amanda took the plate and walked toward the kitchen to wash the dish before going to bed. Nevertheless, she heard the man’s voice coming from behind her. “Just leave it there. Somebody else will take care of it.”

“Oh.” Amanda turned around and walked out of the dining area, ready to return to her room. for a shower before bed.

Meanwhile, Symeon was left alone behind at the dining table, finding Amanda’s response amusing as he chuckled silently. She is an interesting lady, isn’t she? But why does it seem to me that she is not the same lady as she was that night four years ago? Has Amanda really changed? Or is it because my memory failed me after such a long time?

Deep down, Symeon could still remember the lady’s enthusiastic approach and the things she said to him. Nevertheless, he couldn’t hear them clearly because he had been drugged at that moment.

While it seemed to him that Amanda had become a completely different person from the one he met that night four years ago, Symeon believed that was because people changed with time, thinking her role as a mother must have made her a more mature woman than she ever was before. At the same time, he kept convincing himself not to overthink as there was no way he would have captured the wrong person. We ran a DNA paternity test, and Amanda admitted it herself. So, nothing could go wrong.

Two days later, it was finally time for Amanda to execute her escape plan with her son, but for some reason, she appeared to be restless the whole day. After all, Symeon was supposed to fly off in the evening, but at that moment, he was still seen sitting in the mansion without any signs of being in a hurry. Having moved into Villa No. 5 with Aiden, Amanda was waiting for Symeon to leave so that she could sneak into Villa No. 4 with her son to meet up with Yacob at midnight.

Soon, the nanny, Colette, came over to inform Amanda and Aiden for dinner. “Miss Bailey, it’s time for you and Mr. Aiden to have dinner.”

Amanda desperately asked, “Has Mr. Lawrence left?”

“No, he hasn’t. He is still in the study.”

What’s he doing in the study? It’s almost dinner time. Are you still going to Fliaria for a business trip? “I thought he was going on a business trip. So, why is he still in the study?” Amanda sounded agitated, confusing Colette.

Alre about that. Colette turned around and walked away upon giving a brief reply.

After that. Amanda collapsed onto the couch in a panicky manner. If Symeon changes his plan and cancels his business trip tonight, Yacob is going to get caught when he comes later. In fact, the reason Yacob and the others were able to easily infiltrate the place so easily was because the banquet gave them the perfect disguise to do so. On the other hand, the entire mansion was quiet without any special activity going on, which would make any strange and unusual movement conspicuous and noticeable. Deep down, Amanda could already foresee how terribly her plan would fail if Symeon decided not to leave the mansion that night.

moments later, Colette came again to remind Amanda for dinner. “The food has gotten cold, Miss Bailey. Would you like to heat them up for

alright. I’m coming.”

arrived at the dining room alone, she was surprised to see Symeon sitting there. In fact, the sight of the man shocked her so much that she nearly screamed at the top of

you so surprised to see me?” Symeon laughed in

her composure, grabbing a chair before keeping a distance between herself and the man. “No, I’m

see the child. “Where’s Aiden? Isn’t he hungry?”

After all, he gets cranky when he doesn’t get enough

He’s truly my son.” Symeon chuckled happily.

crap! Amanda complained to herself on the inside. “By the way, aren’t you supposed to go on a business trip? Why are you still here?”

seconds and said, “I’ll leave after our dinner, but

that’s what it is. Now, hurry up and leave now, or

alright. There’s plenty of time for you to spend with

engrossed in observing Symeon’s reaction without realizing that she hadn’t been eating enough. At the

stood up. “Alright, I’m leaving now. If there’s anything you need,

person I can go to. Furthermore, I’ve been prohibited from getting my hands on any form of communication device,

said nothing more and left, Amanda watched the man walk away and heaved a sigh of relief. She then looked at the table full of delicious food right in front of her. suddenly feeling in a good mood. The chefs here are really skilled, and I won’t be able to taste their cooking after leaving this place. So, I must enjoy these delicious foods while I still can. Later, when Colette brought over a bowl of soup, Amanda smiled and said, I’d like to have one

finding Amanda’s attitude a little strange. After all, Amanda didn’t seem to be in a good appetite at all when Symeon was around. Nonetheless, now that

the streetlights. Because of that, Amanda was planning to take advantage of the dark surroundings to sneak into Villa No. 4 so that Yacob could find her with greater ease. “Wake up,

dinner. Nevertheless, despite Amanda’s effort in waking up her son, Aiden

blanket and wrapped it around Aiden, but as soon as she did that, she heard Aiden’s soft voice once more. “Mommy, I’m hot…”

been sleeping all day with barely any appetite. When I fed him earlier, he told me he was already full even though he only took a few bites. At the thought of that, she stuck out her arm to touch Aiden’s forehead. Gosh!

her chin against his forehead, comforting him. “Hang in there, my darling! Once we get out of here, I’ll take to the doctor right away.” She responded, wrapping the child with a blanket as she

that was, the weight of a three-year-old child only added to Amanda’s strenuousness. Apart from that, the fact that Aiden caught a fever left her even more worried and bothered, but even so, there was nothing else she

kept calling out to Amanda. He sounded like a wounded animal, which