The Barrister's Love in Town

Amanda reacted by pecking the boy’s cheek. “That’s very smart of you, my good boy!

What strange man are you talking about, though?”

“He looked somewhat biracial, but I haven’t seen his face before,” Yacob came closer and

added.

Upon hearing Yacob’s words, Amanda widened her eyes. Could it have been Mr. Lawrence?

How did he manage to find Aiden’s kindergarten? Amanda then looked at Aiden and

asked, “What did that man ask you, Baby?”

“He asked me how old I was.”

Amanda’s face darkened, for she knew Lawrence had made his move. “Aiden, I want you

to stay away from that man from now on. Do you get me? No matter what kind of question

he asks, you should never answer him. If you see him, just ignore him. Okay?”

“Alright, Mommy, I heard you. Now, I’d like to use the bathroom.”

“Sure, go and look for Miss Selina. She’ll take you to the bathroom.” Amanda let go of her

son.

While Aiden turned around and hurried toward the house, Yacob knitted his eyebrows upon

noticing the darkened look on Amanda’s face. “Do you know that man?”

“No. I don’t. Keep an eye on Aiden and make sure no one gets close to him!” Amanda said

with a pair of furrowed eyebrows.

“Of course, but this man we met this afternoon seemed different. He looked like some kind

of rich and powerful individual.” Yacob recalled the bodyguards and luxury cars around the

man whom he and Aiden. met earlier that day.

“I don’t care who he is. No strangers should be allowed to be anywhere near Aiden.

Amanda walked away. in frustration as soon as she finished her sentence.

Yacob, who was left behind, stood still and kept his eyes fixed on Amanda’s silhouette.

Deep down, he had. a feeling that Amanda knew that man, or she wouldn’t have reacted

so dramatically.

Upon returning to the room, Amanda reached out for her phone and dialed Symeon’s

number. The phone call connected, and the man’s magnetic voice sounded. “So, you’ve

made up your mind, haven’t you?”

“Screw you! Who do you think you are, getting so close to my son?! How many times do I

have to tell that he isn’t your son?! What’s wrong with you? Do you really like raising

someone else’s kid?” you

Despite Amanda’s mean attitude, the man on the other side of the phone wasn’t piqued at

all. Instead, he responded to her words with patience, saying, “You must be waiting for

Elias to come back, right? Let me tell you something-he is busy taking care of the issues I

left him over there, so he is not going to be back. anytime soon.”

“What? What have you done?”

“Nothing. I just stirred up a little trouble with his projects to keep him occupied. By the

time he is done. dealing with those issues, I’ll be gone with the kid.”

“How dare you?!” Amanda hung up the call as she refused to waste more time talking to

Symeon. What should I do now? After a brief contemplation, she quickly decided to give

Elias a call. However, the phone. without anyone picking up the call for a while, but just as

Amanda was about to end the call, someone answered the phone. rang

“Hey, Amanda. Is everything alright?” The noise in the background suggested that Elias

was in the middle. of a meeting.

“Are you in the middle of something now? If you are, I’ll call you back later. I can wait,”

Amanda didn’t want to worsen Elias’ mood with some bad news, knowing he was busy

with work. Thus, she was thinking of telling him about it after he returned.

“It’s alright. Just tell me what it is. I won’t be done so soon anyway.” Elias sounded tired

from the other side. of the phone.

“Have you been up all night?” Amanda was sympathetic, believing Elias hadn’t slept the

night before after calculating the difference in time zones. It should be morning over there

in Esmos.

“Yeah, something came up, and I had to attend to it. I didn’t have time to sleep. The man

could be heard. typing in the background while talking to Amanda.

In the end, Amanda’s pity got the better of her, and it dissuaded her from telling Elias the

truth. “Well, it’s nothing. I just missed you, but since you’re so busy, I guess I shall leave

you to it. Call me back when you’re free.”

“Yeah, I miss you too, but I’m really busy at the moment. Maybe I’ll call you back later.”

Elias chuckled as his voice indicated just how happy he was to hear Amanda say that to

him.

“Sure. Take good care of yourself, and take your meals punctually.”

“I really miss you, Amanda. I’ll call you back later, okay? I can’t listen to your voice

anymore. If I keep doing that, I’m going to lose focus at work.”

“We’ll talk later, then.” Amanda laughed softly and hung up the call before letting out a

sigh. Knowing how busy Elias was with his work, she couldn’t bring herself to add to his

pressure by unknowingly creating a distraction.

Lawrence is like a demon that hides in the dark. There is no telling when he will show up

again. Moreover, I can’t believe he actually found Aiden’s kindergarten. Now, it looks like

there is no safer place than home for us both. Aiden must never go to school. It’s safer for

him to stay at home with me.

For the next few days, Amanda and Aiden stayed home without going anywhere, which

made Yacob, along with Jack and Edith, bewildered when they noticed this.

“Amanda, why haven’t you headed down to your office? Also, why hasn’t Aiden gone to

school?” Jack gave in to his curiosity and asked when everyone settled down at the dining

table.

While serving Aiden’s dish, Amanda replied, “Oh, I’ve been planning to take a break,

actually. Furthermore, I can afford to take a few days off work, knowing our family can

keep me fed anyway. Don’t you think so? As for Aiden, he’s caught a cold for the past few

days, so I’d like to take good care of him. while I’m around.”