Chapter 31 You’re Home Alone?

In the front passenger seat of Simon’s car, Amanda grew increasingly enraged as she looked out the window at the passing nightscape. That son of a b*tch will really do anything to humiliate me!

Simon, who was driving, saw her anger and chuckled. “Still mad?“

“What?” It was only then that Amanda snapped out of her thoughts. “No, I just feel embarrassed that you had to see that.”

She just wanted Simon to help her get through an awkward situation. Never in a million years would she have thought that Elias would show up and even humiliate her at every chance he got.

“I’m just surprised he’s your ex-husband.”

Never had he expected Elias to be Amanda’s ex-husband, for it seemed to him that the two had no connection whatsoever.

At that, she laughed self-deprecatingly. “You’re wondering how the Winterses ever took an interest in a woman like me and why Elias would agree to marry me when we’re from two different worlds, no?”

“Quite the contrary, Simon refuted, causing Amanda to look quizzically at him.

“Elias is a known libertine scion in the circle. I’m just surprised you’d marry him. Is he your type?”

All this while, Simon thought Amanda was into mature men, but to think she would marry a libertine scion like Elias,

His question stumped Amanda for a second. Is he my type? Maybe. She still remembered how her face flushed crimson and her heart raced wildly when she first saw Elias.

He was in a suit and tie, and he was displeased with Howard’s forced marriage arrangement. Still, he married her for Howard’s sake.

“Did you two marry out of love?” Simon rephrased, seeing that she didn’t answer him.

“No.” Amanda looked out the car window and answered casually. “He doesn’t love me. It was a forced marriage by his grandfather.”

Looking at the way Elias behaved, Simon didn’t think that

that Elias was unaware of Aiden’s existence. Simon wanted to voice his query but

rang, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the

from the other end of the line. “Mommy, you lied to me

you

would

Where are you now?! You big fat liar! I

silent, Simon heard the little

on the other hand, was

him,” Simon commented with a

phone helplessly to him, then

your mommy. My flight was delayed, so please don’t blame her. How about we make a deal? You go to bed early tonight, and I’ll take you out to play tomorrow. How does that sound?” Simon coaxed with a

when he heard Simon’s voice. “You and Mommy aren’t lying to me, are you? Have you two secretly

and it’s too late now. Little kids need to go to bed early to grow tall. Be good,

I’m only doing this for you. I’m still mad at Mommy: tell her I won’t talk to her tonight. Hmph!” With that, Aiden hung up without saying a word to his dear mother, disheartening Amanda. That ungrateful

on the other hand, laughed and stated, “Looks like he’s pissed. We’ll have to

don’t know what to do with him anymore. He makes nothing of me

Don’t be so hard on him.” Simon murmured with a smile,

had already bathed Aiden and even tucked him in. Now, she was just waiting for

I’ll be off, then.

you, Mrs. Colette. Take care on

off, Amanda went to the bedroom and couldn’t help chuckling when she saw the child

baby boy looked adorable no matter

ringtone blasted and nearly

her phone and

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