Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance

Chapter 9 Grace Fainted In Her Office
After arriving at Lotus Waterfront, Amanda opened the door and saw her son sitting on the couch while watching television. Upon
her return, he ran over to her and yelled, “Mommy!” Hugging her cute son, she let out a genuine smile. “Aiden, were you a good
boy at Mr. Helean’s house last night?” “Of course!” She caressed his tiny face and praised, “Good boy, Aiden. I’ll prepare your
milk.” “Mommy, did I do a great job just now?” His face filled with pride as though he had done a brilliant job. Recalling her son’s
quick reaction at Nycinth, Amanda gave him a thumbs up. But... Where did the little brat learn to curse like that? Thus, she put
on a stern face and questioned, “Aiden Bailey, when did you learn to curse? And who taught you to say that?” “Uh... Mommy,
let’s not dwell on this matter, alright?” The kid began to avoid her gaze and pretended to be focused on the television. She
cupped her son’s chubby little face and lectured, “Don’t ever curse again, understand? It’s not polite, and I don’t like that.”
“Alright...” Aiden observed his mother’s expression and asked, “Mommy, about the man we encountered just now, did he bully
you?” The man? Is he talking about Elias? She laughed. “Why would you say that?” “I think that man’s a bad guy, so you should
leave him alone.” His puppy eyes were filled with seriousness. Hearing that, Amanda could not take it anymore and burst out
laughing. Is this what he thinks of his biological father? “Alright, I’ll stay away from him, and you should too. Turn around and
walk away whenever you see him, alright?” He nodded in agreement. “Okay. Then, you should get closer to Mr. Simon.” Simon
Nicholson... This little brat loves Simon so much that he wants him as his daddy. Feeling helpless, she changed the topic. “I’ll
prepare your milk, and you should go to bed after drinking it. Stop watching the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.” ... At the same time,
Grace had returned home, and the first thing she did was search for the recording earlier, desperately wanting to know what
Elias and Amanda had talked about. Then, she hit play and listened to the entire recording. Once the recording ended, her
expression was as dark as soot. Just like she thought, those two secretly kept contact with each other, and Elias even brought
Amanda to visit Howard! What does that mean? Old Mr. Winters hates me and still refuses to acknowledge my existence after
four years. He insists that he only accepts Amanda as his granddaughter-in-law. Now that she’s back, will my chances of
marrying Elias become even slimmer? Old Mr. Winters will certainly try to get them back together! No way! That can’t happen!
She bit her lip in dissatisfaction, vowing to win Elias’ heart and become the Young Mistress of the Winters Family! ... Early the
next morning at Justice & Associates, it was Amanda’s first day at work since her return. Just as she was about to enter her
office, a secretary approached her and informed her, “Miss Bailey, Miss Murphy said she had made an appointment with you and
is now waiting for you in your office.” “Miss Murphy?” Amanda was confused. She had just returned to the country, and the only
case she had on hand was Winters Enterprise’s case, so where did this Miss Murphy come from? “Okay, thank you. I’ll go check
her out.” When Amanda entered her office, she saw a woman in sunglasses sitting on the couch. “Excuse me, but you are...”
The woman removed her sunglasses and raised her head, revealing a heavily made-up face. Grace. Amanda’s expression
instantly turned cold. “Why are you here? Are you looking for trouble?” “Why did you leave last night? I had so much I wanted to
talk to you about.” With a fake smile, Grace looked pure and innocent. Sitting on the opposite couch, Amanda put on a serious

attitude. “Miss Murphy, is there anything I can help you with? Since it’s office hours, we’ll only talk about work.” Without Elias,
Grace could not care less to put on her harmless front. She took out a card and placed it on the coffee table. “Amanda, I don’t
know why you returned, but if you’re here for money, I can give you however much you want as long as you stay away from
Elias.” “How much is in here?” Pfft. Grace thought she had successfully tempted Amanda. “1.5 million.” “Do you think you can
get rid of me with only 1.5 million? Is Elias only worth this much to you? You must know that the Winters Family is extremely
wealthy.” Amanda’s tone was overflowed with mockery. Widening her eyes in shock, Grace did not expect Amanda would say
such a thing. “Elias doesn’t love you. Otherwise, why would he divorce you? The Winters Family’s riches have nothing to do with
you, so you’d better not be too greedy! 1.5 million is a lot!” Amanda chuckled. “If that’s how it is, why are you so afraid?” “Am I?”
Grace’s guilty conscience was unconcealable as she feared Elias would remarry Amanda. “What’s with this money, then? Are
you afraid we’d get back together?” By then, Grace was so pissed that her nails dug into her palms. She sternly demanded, “I
don’t want to see you pester Elias and affect our relationship! I hope you can disappear from his world!” “I hope the two of you
can disappear from my world even more. If there’s nothing else, please leave. I’m busy.” The fake b*tch had consumed all of
Amanda’s patience, prompting her to stride toward her desk. Meanwhile, Grace shot up from her seat in a fury. “What you’re
saying is that you’ll continue to bother Elias and use Old Mr. Winters’ fondness for you to get back with him?” I give up. Why
does Grace keep thinking that I’m clinging to Elias? “So what if I am? If I win his heart, I can still get the extremely wealthy
Winters Family. Why would I be interested in that 1.5 million you’re offering? Take your card and scram! Elias can pamper you all
he wants, but I have no obligation to spoil you!” Then, Amanda sat down and was prepared to look through her documents when
Grace suddenly seemed out of breath. She clutched her chest and stammered while pointing at Amanda, “You... You...” The
next moment, she fell to the ground with a loud thump and fell unconscious. When Amanda saw that scene, she was
dumbfounded. The hell? Is she for real? A few seconds later, she went over and called out to Grace, “Miss Murphy?” Her visage
was pale as a sheet, and her body lay still on the ground like a rock. OK. She’s out. Flustered, Amanda hurriedly took out her
phone and dialed 911 before contacting Elias. Surprisingly, he was still using the same number from four years ago. The call
went through after a few rings. “Who is this?” The man’s deep and cold voice came from the phone. “It’s me. Grace fainted inside
my office. I’m sending her to the hospital now, so you should hurry up and meet me there.” She was at a loss for words. What on
earth is happening right now? As expected, the angry man started questioning her, “Why would she faint inside your office? And
why are you two together?” “Let’s talk about this at the hospital.” Amanda hung up the call because this was not something she
could explain over the phone.