SWNOVELS Chapter 123
Chapter 123
Chapter 123 As Humble as a Lamb
When the silence stretched on, Simon couldn’t help but ask from the other end of the line, “Why! Do you regret it now?”
Amanda was sitting on the bed as she agitatedly ran a hand through her hair. “It’s not about that, but why are you coming up with such a request? I don’t remember you as-”
“A dominant and bossy man, right? But I want to be dominant and bossy just this once, only then can we get married as soon as possible.” This time, Simon was determined and didn’t want to miss his chance anymore.
The situation was getting better now, and he was worried that he would not have even a sliver of a chance if this dragged on. He feared that Elias would win Amanda over with time; after all, they had a child to bridge the gap between them.
“Simon, you and Lunabelle__”
Still, Amanda had a feeling that Lunabelle wouldn’t let go of her relationship with Simon so easily. Furthermore, she had just ended her marriage and it was obvious that the reason she returned to the country this time was to patch things up with Simon.
“Amanda, I’ll tell you one last time. It’s impossible between me and Lu. It was over between us the day when she chose to marry another man. Besides, try looking out for yourself for a change. Isn’t it better that you marry me instead of some other man? At least we know each other and I have a good rapport with Aiden. Will another man dote on him as I do?”
Amanda fell silent. His words rang true as she was indeed afraid that her future partner, if she ever decided to re-marry, couldn’t find it in his heart to take in Aiden as his own. That was precisely why she
was so cautious.
“Amanda, just say yes and marry me.”
She couldn’t find the words to describe the struggle between her emotions and her pragmatism. Since I’m not pinning any hopes on Elias, why don’t I choose Simon instead?
“Okay, I’ll marry you.” Whenever she recalled how Aiden longed for fatherly love, she couldn’t stop herself from impulsively agreeing to his proposal. I can’t allow my son to feel abandoned and be deprived of fatherly love his whole life, right?
From the other end, she heard Simon laughing heartily. “That’s great! Thank you. I’ll see you at the office later!”
After she hung up, she felt not a single trace of joy. Instead, she felt odd-even a little disappointed-but she couldn’t fathom why.
After she freshened up, she changed and went downstairs for breakfast. She found Selina and Aiden having breakfast together in the dining room.
“Good morning, Mommy.”
“Good morning.” She caressed Aiden’s cheek tenderly as she slipped into a seat next to him and picked up a sandwich. After she took a bite, she turned to him, saying, “Baby, are you going to be happy if Mr. Simon becomes your father?”
“Really? Of course, I am! Mr. Simon is an amazing guy!” Aiden exclaimed in surprise and delight.
Although she had already expected his reaction, she was still startled by his gleeful shrieks. “Yeah, if everything goes as planned, Mr. Simon will be your future father.” Then, she took another bite of the sandwich and wolfed it down with a sip of milk.
Simon is quite competent as a father, I guess. Plus, he’s been getting along well with Aiden for the past four years; even though they aren’t blood-related, their relationship is better than true father and son, she
mused.
“Amanda, have you found Aiden a father so quickly?” Selina asked, unable to suppress her curiosity.
“Yeah, he’s the guy you were singing praises about.”
“Huh? That guy who helped you find the evidence and who’s also your superior? That’s fantastic! I’m sure he’ll treat you well in the future if he’s willing to spend all that effort on you.”
Amanda smiled. “Yeah, he’s a good man and has treated me well in the past, too.
There was denying that Simon was a responsible and good man. In addition, he was calm and committed, which made him the perfect husband material.
At Winters Estate, just when the man, who had been plagued by insomnia, planned to take a short nap, he received a call from Yacob. So, he picked up the call with a frown, rightfully annoyed by the interruption. “Mr. Winters, check out the news I just sent you. There’s new evidence for Miss Murphy’s case!”
Elias ended the call without another word and checked his WhatsApp. He immediately saw that Yacob had sent him a link to a piece of tabloid news. After he skimmed through the contents and listened to the voice recording available online, the look on his face twisted into a snarl.
Did Grace make up the story about herself getting disfigured when the truth was she had disfigured herself? This woman had been lying to him since the beginning, playing him like a fiddle. Now that he thought about it, she deliberately caused a misunderstanding back at the celebration party. This time,
she even lied to his face about getting disfigured! Why does a person as upright as Yelan have such a malicious sister who is nothing but lies?
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Grace was on the verge of insanity, howling with rage, “Ah! B*tch! Scumbag! They’re all in cahoots!”
She was utterly hysterical as she thrashed everything in the hospital ward, and the doctors and nurses who rushed over at the sound of the commotion couldn’t stop her no matter how hard they tried. “Miss Murphy, calm down or you’ll aggravate your injuries. This is bad for your
recovery.
A nurse went and attempted to calm her down, trying to stop her. Alas, she was brutally shoved aside. “Get off me! All of you are working together. You’re all se*ms!”
The phone call with Simon kept replaying in her mind, and when she read the overwhelming comments and reports on the Internet calling her a crazy, malicious woman, she felt that she had fallen into the depths of Hell.
This news is spreading like wildfire. So, has Elias already seen it as well? That thought popped into her mind and caused her to screech like a banshee. My life is over!
She had nothing left except this disfigured face. She had nothing! Simon and Amanda had completely ruined her life. How did this happen? Why did she choose to trust Simon when she knew that he was carrying a torch for Amanda? Why did I believe him?
She wished that she could go back in time more than ever, but unfortunately, there was nothing she could do.
“Where’s my cell phone? Where is it?!” She started searching for her phone frantically like a madwoman because she wanted to call Elias. She had to smooth things over. If she didn’t, there was a high chance that he would despise her as well.
The nurse picked up her cell phone from the floor and gingerly passed it to her. “It’s here. Here you go. Please calm down, Miss Murphy. The stitches on your face have opened up and we’ll have to re-do your stitches later.”
But Grace couldn’t care less about anything else right now as she snatched the phone from her and dialed Elias. Alas, the line remained busy no matter how many times she called, and her calls couldn’t get through at all.
After that, she tried Yacob’s number, which he picked up surprisingly quickly. “Yacob, pass the phone to Elias. I want to speak with him. Why didn’t he answer my calls? Why is his line busy all the time?” she demanded, clutching the phone tightly.
“Miss Murphy, Mr. Winters has no intention of answering your calls and will not be doing so in the foreseeable future. I suggest that you cease and desist.”
“Please, I can explain. I’m begging you, please pass the phone to him.” Tears fell down her cheeks in her panic and her tone was so humble. It was vastly different from her previous attitude; it made it seem as though she had no dignity left.
“Miss Murphy, Mr. Winters is furious right now. Why would he bother accepting your calls when he’s so close to killing you? Just give it up,” he said and hung up on her without further ado.