Chapter 2 I Find Them Dirty
Amanda sat beside Elias, feeling no sense of happiness like she used to. When she
recalled the woman he brought home that morning, she could not help but gag. The words
he said remained ringing in her ears… ‘She’s pregnant, so let’s get a divorce.’ Screw this.
I’ve lost my appetite. Howard piped up, “Elias, you guys have been registered for a year.
When are you going to give Amanda a ceremony? It’s unfair to her.” She stayed quiet
while Elias half-heartedly replied, “Not now.” Once they were divorced, a wedding
ceremony would be redundant. Howard’s smile instantly disappeared as he snorted. “Not
now? How long are you going to wait? When will I get a great-grandchild?” This time,
Amanda looked up and smiled before Elias could say anything. “Grandpa, your great-
grandchild will be coming soon.” Elias tensed up and looked at the woman beside him with
a cold, vicious gaze as if warning her, You’re dead if you dare to spout any nonsense!
However, she ignored him. Isn’t that woman pregnant? Grandpa will soon have a great-
grandchild that way. As for mine, I’m aborting it tomorrow. Ha. How ironic. “Really? You
guys have planned it? That’s great! I’ll get someone to create a name for my great-
grandbaby.” Howard was grinning from ear to ear. After dinner, Amanda and Elias left the
manor together, and he stopped to mock her once they were outside. “Don’t tell me
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtyou’re going to get yourself pregnant so you can manipulate Grandpa into maintaining our
marriage.” She calmly replied, “I’m not.” “Then, why did you say those words to him?” He
narrowed his eyes. “Aren’t you going to tell him your lover is pregnant?” That rendered
Elias speechless as he thought Amanda would try something, but it turned out he was
overthinking things. After sneering, he retorted, “Of course, I’m going to tell Grandpa. I’ll
get my lawyer to bring the divorce papers to you tomorrow. I can give you any
compensation you want, including the villa you’re currently living in.” “I don’t want
anything from you. Please get everything done tomorrow morning. I have other things to
attend to.” Though she seemed calm on the surface, her heart was bleeding because she
had to visit the hospital for her abortion once she signed the papers. She could not help
but wonder how her life became like this. “Whatever,” he replied flatly and left. … The
next morning, Elias sent his lawyer to the villa to finalize his divorce with Amanda. The
lawyer handed her a divorce agreement to sign. “Mrs. Winters, just sign your name here.
Also, these properties, vehicles, and bank cards are compensations from Mr. Winters. He
said you may do whatever you want with them.” Without skimming them, Amanda readily
signed her name on the last page. “Please tell Elias I won’t accept these things. They’re
too dirty to my liking.” Stunned, the lawyer nodded. After seeing the lawyer out the door,
she packed her bags and took one last look at the villa she had lived in for a year. Her
traces were everywhere, and she was a little reluctant to leave. Perhaps, she would never
return here ever again. While she stood in the living room, she recalled the scene of Elias
and his lover and felt her stomach churn. Elias Winters, our relationship ends here.
Goodbye forever. … Amanda arrived at the hospital as scheduled and prepared for her
abortion procedure. “Amanda Bailey, it’s your turn. Come inside.” Hearing that, she was
startled and jumped to her feet. She touched her flat abdomen and felt guilty because she
was about to end a tiny life. While lying on the cold operation table, she heard the surgeon
coldly instruct her, “Get on the table, take off your pants, and spread your legs…” She
stiffly followed the doctor’s orders. Unsure whether she was hallucinating, Amanda
suddenly felt her abdomen move. But I’m only seven weeks in, so how can there be fetal
movement? Nah. I’m hallucinating. When she shut her eyes, the scenes of her past with
Elias uncontrollably appeared, filling her heart with hatred. Suddenly, she heard a cute
voice calling her, “Mommy!” Her eyes widened frantically, and she looked at the blinding
surgical lights as a thought emerged. Then, she shot up from the table and ran out of the
operating theater… … Four years later, at Imperia Airport. “Are you out? There’s not much
time left. We still have to meet with our client to discuss the details. This time, it’s a huge
client, so we’re gonna make a lot.” “Okay. I understand. Come and get me.” Amanda
donned a pair of black sunglasses that concealed most of her face, and she was pushing a
suitcase with a yawning child on top. The child was her son, Aiden Bailey. He was three
years old and resembled a certain sc*mbag the older he grew. “Mommy, I’m tired…”
“Aiden, I have to meet a client later, so I can’t send you home and have to bring you with
me. Be good, and I’ll get you something delicious after,” she cajoled the child like she was
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmcoaxing a baby. However, the child rolled his eyes at her. “Come on, Mommy. I’m already
three. I can understand if you speak properly. What’s more, I have always been good.”
Speechless, Amanda sometimes felt that not only did her son look like that sc*mbag, but
he also inherited the sc*mbag’s personality. “Amanda! Over here!” Helean Connor, who
was responsible for picking her up, waved at them. The smiling lady walked toward him
with her luggage, which he then took and loaded into the car. “Let’s head over and talk
about the case with our client. They seemed quite anxious.” “Let’s go.” Half an hour later,
the car slowly stopped at the entrance of a skyscraper. “Aiden, you must stay close, or
else I’ll get angry and punish you!” Amanda exhorted the excitedly jumping child beside
her. “Okay, okay. You nag too much, Mommy.” The two then entered the building.
However, since it had been four years, she had no idea that the skyscraper before her was
the new location for Winters Enterprise. In other words, Elias was inside this skyscraper at
that moment. Helean went straight to the reception table and was greeted by a smiling
receptionist. “Welcome. Do you have a reservation?” “We do. It’s under Helean Connor
from Justice & Associates,” he informed her. It was only then that Amanda noticed the
stylish words behind the receptionist—Winters Enterprise! She instantly paled, and her
eyes filled with surprise as she turned to Helean. “So, our new client is Winters
Enterprise?” “Yep.” He was clueless as to how serious the matter was about to get. At that
point, she had an urge to wheel around and leave.