Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Symeon narrowed his eyes as he observed Casey, the woman standing before him.

This woman isn’t seriously dumb enough to help me pursue Amanda, is she? Will she stoop so low to do something so morally wrong?

“What does it matter if mutual affection or unrequited love? What can you possibly do about it? Oh, by the way, weren’t you supposed to help me win over Amanda? How’s your plan. going?”

“I haven’t…” Casey hesitated. “Elias saved me last time, and Amanda is his wife. I can’t repay kindness with enmity.”

“Oh… I see.” Symeon nodded. “So, tell me, what did Elias do to save you? Do you really think I would strangle you in public? Do you really believe he saved you for your sake? You think too highly of yourself.”

“What do you mean by that?”

Symeon’s derogatory comments about Elias made Casey feel uneasy. In her mind, Elias was indeed a hero who had willingly come to her aid.

“Remember, Elias didn’t save you for

spite me. He would have intervenedur sake. You’re not that charming. He did it just to

that day even if I had strangled a dog because he hates me. He resents the time I spent with his wife, and that’s all there is to it. Understand, fool?”

With that, Symeon walked away without looking back, heading downstairs. He checked his wristwatch; he had a client meeting in the afternoon.

He had been in Cludan for about half a month and found that the market here wasn’t as easy to penetrate as he had thought. To make a mark, he needed to put in some serious effort.

Meanwhile, Casey stood in place, looking surprised. What did Symeon just say? The time he spent with Amanda? What does that mean? These two don’t actually have a romantic history, do they?

her mind, her emotions swirled in a complex mix,

to sleep. Amanda intended to return to her room to sleep, assuming Elias would

room, she didn’t find the man anywhere. After searching around,

she accidentally heard a word that made

on our market in Cludan lately. They’ve already

on it, but there’s nothing we can do. Lawrence is offering double our

stop

again next time, don’t bother asking me for

Mr. Winters, we understand. We’ll definitely

phone, Elias stubbed out his cigarette and planned to return to

and immediately put on a gentle expression. “What are you doing here? Is Aiden

her, opened her arms, and

He brushed it off casually, saying, “Running a business is never smooth sailing. They’re just minor issues; you don’t need to worry. Your only job is to enjoy each day

his chest, her eyes filled with

had overheard everything earlier, and it was related to Symeon. Was Symeon deliberately opposing the Winters Family in business matters now? This man

that Aiden and Dulcie go to the same kindergarten?” Elias frowned disapprovingly. He didn’t want to be further entangled

so lonely here, with no one she knows, and even her dad is a recent acquaintance. She has no emotional connection. here. Luckily,

girl. It was just that he and

Meanwhile, at Galaxy Bay…

little appetite, so Casey went to the supermarket to buy some fresh vegetables, planning to make a refreshing and delicious vegetable salad for

door and helped her carry

maybe some soup. She

have more patience than Miss Bailey did before. I can see that