The Lawyer’s Romance in Law
Chapter 138

Chapter 138 Why Are You Here?

Amanda had just opened the door when she was startled by the person standing in front of her. Her eyes. were filled with surprise as she asked. "Why are you here?"

In the private room, Simon's parents were also shocked when they saw the man standing at the door.

Elias glanced at Simon's parents in the room, then took Amanda's hand as he said coldly, "Serves you right to be given the cold shoulder."

"You!"

What is this b"stard here for? And what's with the insults?

"Mr. Winters, fancy seeing you here!" Frederick recognized Elias first, and he stood up to greet the latter.

However, Elias simply ignored him and dragged Amanda out of there.

eyes were

In the corridor, they bumped into Simon who had just returned. When Simon saw them, his instantly filled with confusion and rage. "What's going on? Elias, are you causing trouble on purpose?"

Simon interrogated the manager with some tactics and learned that this was all Elias' idea.

"Get your 'ss back there and eat with your parents. I'll pay for everything you order today."

Elias turned to leave with Amanda in tow. Amanda's mind was in a mess, and she didn't want to say anything. She just wanted to leave the place as soon as possible. She might need a few days to digest the humiliation she endured in the private room just now.

"Are you leaving with him, Amanda? Why would you do this?" Simon couldn't understand. He was furious at first, but when he saw the scene, his heart froze.

"I'm not feeling well today, Simon, so I'll leave first. Enjoy your meal with your parents." Amanda lowered her head, not willing to look up at Simon.

Simon was mad at Amanda's behavior.

"Do you have to be like this, Amanda? You promised me, and you told me yourself that you don't want to return to Elias. What do you mean by this? You know my parents took time off to dine with you, and this is how you treat them? You... Do you enjoy toying with men like this? I don't want to think of you as a flirty.

woman."

Simon couldn't bear it anymore, and he spoke harshly. However, he was clueless about what had transpired in the private room.

His words were so mean that Amanda burst into tears.

However, before Amanda could say anything. Elias suppressed the fury in his heart as he spoke up next to her. "You should ask your parents what they did before you say these things. Amanda isn't at fault for getting divorced and having a child, but you're humiliating her right after your parents did the same thing."

With that, he pulled Amanda along as he walked to the end of the corridor without looking back.

This time, Amanda neither struggled nor retorted. Instead, she followed him obediently and never spared Simon another look.

Simon was left standing where he was, confused.

Humiliation?

Did Mom and Dad say something to Amanda while I was away?

Simon turned around and quickly went back to the private room, noticing his parents discussing something with odd looks on their faces.

"Dad, Mom, what did you say to Amanda just now? Didn't you promise to respect my choice in a partner. and that you won't cause her trouble?"

Frederick was upset to hear his son talking in that tone. "You shouldn't talk to your parents like that. We didn't say anything mean; we just asked her some simple questions about her family background. She's raising a child alone after going through a divorce, her mother passed away early, and her father is a gambler. Who could endure having such a woman in their home? We raised you to be an outstanding man, and this is the sort of daughter-in-law you come back with? Are we not allowed to say no?"

When Frederick finished speaking. Simon instantly realized why Amanda would leave just now. He never thought that his parents would be so cruel and say such horrible things while he was gone. "Dad! Mom! Since when have you become so vulgar and mean? Do you feel proud for bullying a woman while I was gone?"

Isabelle couldn't hold it in any longer. "Simon, why did you turn out like this for a woman's sake? We worked so hard to raise you, but now we're even lesser than some woman? How could you talk to us in that

tone?"

Simon was sick of moral blackmail from his family. They always behaved like this ever since he was young.

"Mom. I've explained the situation to you before. If you can't accept her, why did you agree to this dinner? Did you come here just to humiliate Amanda in person?"

He regretted leaving them alone just now. He should've brought Amanda with him.

He never thought that his so-called noble parents would do such a thing.

Frederick was shocked. "Did the girl tell you that we humiliated her? That's too serious a term; we were just getting her to back off. No one humiliated her!" Isabelle agreed. "Yes, that's right. Also, why is the young master from the Winters Family here? They seem to know each other. What's going on, Simon?" Simon was utterly disappointed in his parents. They didn't come here to have a meal in earnest; instead, they came just to make things difficult for Amanda. Without another word, Simon turned around and left the private room.

In the car, Aiden sat in the backseat, wholly focused on playing games. He didn't even notice his mother coming. She instantly felt much calmer when she saw her son in the car. That was how she pulled through all those years. Every time she encountered trouble, she would feel much better as soon as she saw her precious son.

She looked at Elias and said. "You took the kid here on purpose, didn't you?"

She wouldn't believe it if he told her it was just a coincidence.

The man didn't deny it, which meant he admitted to it. He leaned against the car door of the front seat, asking in a lazy voice, "Do you still want to get married after his parents talked to you like that?" "They have a reason to behave like that. If your son comes back with a divorced woman who even has a child, will you be able to accept that?"

Amanda could understand Frederick's and Isabelle's feelings, but she still felt quite self-conscious when she heard those words.

Elias was nonchalant. "He's the one who's going to live with his wife, not me. I'm fine as long as he's happy. I won't nitpick that much."

The man's words changed Amanda's impression of him. "You're quite open-minded."

Elias scoffed proudly. "That's a given."

Wait.

Something isn't right.

How did Elias know about my conversation with Simon's parents? We were in a private room, after all...

Amanda walked up to the man. "Elias, how did you know what Simon's parents said to me? You know so many details as if you were hiding under the table or something."

An awkward look flashed across Elias' dark eyes as he coughed twice. This place is part of the Winterses property. It's too easy for me to replace out what you're talking about." Amanda was speechless. What sort of coincidence is this?

Of all the restaurants in the area, they had picked one the Winterses owned. Amanda remembered something. "So, when we were ordering food just now, you made it so that they'll say they're out of ingredients? You're here just to cause trouble?"