The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 7 Here Comes the Love Rival

Amanda stormed away from the Winters Manor onto the deep, dark road. The more she

thought about it, the angrier she became. Elias did not deserve to know about her child

because he would never be a good father. Suddenly, a sense of chill enveloped her. She

looked around, and not a single soul was present. This was Imperia’s known wealthy

corner, so there were rarely any cabs since the city center was far away. She would have

to walk until dawn to get there. As such, she fished out her phone to call for help when she

was interrupted by the honk from a car behind her, followed by the blinding car lights. A

black Rolls-Royce Phantom stopped before her. The window rolled down, revealing Elias’

handsome but shameless face. “Get in.” Without sparing him a glance, Amanda continued

forward. “I don’t need your help. Someone will come to get me.” He stopped the car and

pushed the door open before approaching her. Then, he carried her on his shoulder and

returned to his car. Feeling her body in midair, she was taken aback and subconsciously

grabbed onto his suit. “Elias! Put me down! Why do you even care about me? Don’t you

remember we’re divorced?” She kept slamming her fists on his body. Unfazed, Elias placed

her onto the passenger seat and leaned forward to buckle the seatbelt for her. At that

moment, they were so close that Amanda could see the man’s thick eyelashes. “I brought

you here, so I should bring you home safely. You’d better be good, or else I might move

your mother’s ashes.” After that threat, he closed the door and went to the driver’s seat.

Her eyes widened in disbelief, baffled that he was using her mother to threaten her again.

She looked at the man beside her and chastised, “Elias! I’ll never forgive you if you move

my mother’s ashes!” However, the unperturbed man merely glanced at her. “That

depends on your behavior.” When her mother passed away, Amanda could not afford to

give her mother a burial. It was Elias who arranged everything and helped her mother rest

in peace. Thus, it was outrageous how he used a dead person against her for his

convenience. What a sc*mbag. Buzz— Buzz— Elias’ phone displayed Grace’s incoming call

on the screen. Noticing the name, Amanda felt a pang in her heart. This is the woman

Elias has in his heart… He did not hesitate and answered the call. Then, he heard Grace’s

gentle voice from the other end. “Elias, I had dinner with the film crew tonight and drank

some wine, so I can’t drive home. Can you pick me up?” “I’m not available right now. I can

get someone to send you home, though.” “I don’t want that. I want you. I’m drunk. How

could you feel assured to let someone else take me away…” He stayed silent before

instructing her, “Send me your address and wait for me there.” “Sure. I’ll wait for you.”

After the call ended, Elias continued to drive. Since it was dead silent inside the car that

one might even hear a pin drop, Amanda naturally deduced the caller’s voice belonged to

Grace. Her voice was gentle and sweet, like a woman in a happy relationship. Huh. I guess

this is the stark difference between being loved and tolerated. He makes it so clear with

his patience with Grace, but he barely made an effort to return home during our one-year

marriage. Just thinking about it depressed her. She looked out the window and bit her

lower lip, letting her thoughts go wild. The man behind the wheel suddenly asked, “Whose

existence were you referring to earlier? Who is ‘he’?” “What?” Amanda was momentarily

stunned and looked at the man’s perfect, chiseled side profile. “You said I will never get to

know his existence. So, who is he?” She fixed her gaze on the fleeting scenery outside.

“No one.” Curiosity did not get the best of him, so he halted his follow-up questions. Fine. I

don’t care. At that moment, Amanda’s phone rang. She looked at it and saw it was from

Helean. She answered without hesitation but soon regretted it when she heard Aiden’s

voice coming from her phone. “Mommy! When are you coming to get me? Did you forget

about me?” She reflexively covered the phone’s speaker and glanced at the man, afraid

he would overhear the child’s voice. OK. No fluctuations. Eyes still on the road. Phew. She

turned her back to him and whispered into the phone, “I’m coming to you now. See you

later.” Once done, she decisively hung up, not giving the child any chance to speak. That

action piqued the interest of the man in the driver’s seat. Is she seeing someone? “Was it

a man or woman?” he asked. With a cold expression, she retorted, “What does it have to

do with you?” Then, she received a message from Helean. It was an address for a

restaurant, probably where he was having dinner with Aiden. “Sorry to trouble you, but

please send me to Nycinth.” I wonder if my baby has been good tonight. Meanwhile, Elias

was intrigued. Nycinth? The address Grace sent me was also this restaurant. What a

coincidence. … Half an hour later, the two arrived outside a restaurant named Nycinth.

Amanda half-heartedly thanked him. “Thank you.” She unlatched her seatbelt and alighted

from the car before heading into the restaurant without turning back. The man could not

help but scoff as he found her to be more arrogant after the divorce. She used to be nice

and never pulled a long face at me. After parking his car, he made his way toward the

restaurant as well. When Amanda entered, she began looking for her baby, but before she

could find Helean and Aiden, she noticed Elias in the same space as her. “Why are you

following me?” she questioned in a panic. Oh my, oh my. Why is he here?! Did I make a

slip-up earlier? Did he catch anything suspicious? He was displeased. “Me? I’m here to

pick someone up.” It was then a voice rang out. “Elias, you’re finally here!” Like a butterfly

fluttering its wings, Grace threw herself into the man’s embrace and wrapped her arms

around him. However, Elias did not have much of a reaction and calmly hummed in

response. When she noticed Amanda out of the corner of her eye, her smile instantly

disappeared. “Elias, you… Why are you here… with your ex-wife?” Tears immediately

welled up inside her puppy eyes. When Amanda saw that, all she wanted to do was burst

into laughter. So, she knew about my existence long ago, but I was the only one late on

the memo. Elias immediately felt a headache coming because he hated explaining things

the most. “It was just a coincidence. We met each other at the entrance.” That white lie

relaxed Grace a little. “I see. I’m sorry I misunderstood you. You almost scared me to

death. I thought you guys were contacting each other again.” So… How was that not

implying that Amanda was trying to seduce her man?