Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Amanda slumped to the carpet in despair. She kept knocking on the door as she cried, but there was no response from the outside.

Aiden was having a fever while Yacob got caught. Besides, it had almost been a month, but Elias hadn’t woken up.

How did things turn out this way? She felt despair enveloping her and as if there was no escape.

Meanwhile, Symeon immediately summoned the family doctor to treat Aiden.

After giving the child a checkup, the doctor injected the boy and concluded, “He needs to rest well and drink plenty of hot water. I gave him an injection to reduce his fever. All he needs is a good rest. He should be fine if his fever reduces after a night. He can only have light meals at the moment.”

“Noted.”

After the doctor left, Symeon sat on the bed. He looked down at the sleeping boy, whose cheeks flushed from the fever.

Symeon picked up a cooling patch and put it on Aiden’s forehead.

Aiden mumbled in his sleep, “Daddy… Daddy..

“I’m here.” Symeon held the boy’s small hand, but deep down he knew that the boy wasn’t calling out to him but to Elias.

To Aiden. Elias was his only father.

A while later, Aiden started calling out in his sleep again. “Mommy, Mommy, where are you?”

Symeon’s face darkened when he heard Aiden calling for Amanda. He became angry at the thought of Amanda. It turns out her meekness and obedience are just an act.

He decided that from that day on, he would prohibit Amanda from meeting Aiden again. After all, they were bound to separate. Therefore, it was better to break off the tie between the mother and the child once and for all.

Dawn broke.

in the corner, hugging her legs close to her

her face between

door opening startled her. Her head snapped to the door, only

her feet with nervousness written all over her face. She asked, “How is Aiden? Is

care about him. To think you didn’t get him a doctor when he was having a fever. You even

screamed at him as tears streamed down her face. Her heart ached at the thought of how the

has gone down. All he needs is

slacked her

fine. Otherwise, I’ll

at her red eyes. It seems like

teased, “Were you crying last night? I wonder whether it was out of

moved to sit on the bed and looked at the morning sky outside the

his bad side, she no longer bothered to hide her true self as she ignored

by staying silent? We interrogated the person we caught last night, but he didn’t say

situation, Amanda knew better than to drag

out with Elias. He wouldn’t come to

else could it be? You’re a charming woman, aren’t you? Men are willing to play

snorted but didn’t say anything.

know that you’re not allowed to see Aiden starting today. From now on, he has

angrily shouted at him. “You don’t get to decide this! Aiden is my son! He has everything to do with me! Who do you think you are? Are you that desperate to raise somebody else’s child? How about taking some paternity tests to find out whether he is yours? Moreover, finding out Melissa’s motives behind everything. If she doesn’t have a grudge against you, then she must hate your guts, which is why she wants you to suffer such kind

would Melissa do this? She’s being unreasonable like a woman who is out of her

you say, you aren’t seeing the child.” Symeon didn’t

there! Let Yacob go and give me back Aiden! Mark my words. You’ll regret it. Aiden is not your