The Lawyer’s Romance in Law
Chapter 242

Chapter 242 Warding off the Sulfuric Acid for Her

Amanda snorted and got into the driver's seat without uttering a word.

Just as she was ready to close the door, she heard Elias saying, "Since you've decided to stay in the country, quit working for Simon, and not stay with me, do you have any plans?"

"Well, it's none of your business. You'd better take good care of your fiancée and make sure she doesn't come harassing me again. Thanks, Mr. Ex-husband." With that, Amanda closed the door. Elias frowned. Did Stephanie go looking for Amanda again? Wait a second... Mr. Ex-husband?

The way the woman called him put a smile on his face as he repeated it in a small voice, saying, "Mr. Ex-husband..."

Yacob couldn't help but ask, "Are you happy just because she called you that?"

The smile on Elias' face disappeared as he shot him a glare. "You have a lot to say, don't you? Do you want to work overtime today?"

"No, no, no! Please forgive me, Mr. Winters. I haven't had any proper sleep for the past seven days. I'll die from overworking," Yacob lamented. All of a sudden, they heard a bang from the parking lot.

They exchanged glances and sported solemn expressions. What's going on? Amanda just went over there. Did she crash her car into something?

Following that, Amanda was heard exclaiming, "Help!"

The next moment, Elias charged forward, leaving Yacob behind.

Yacob looked at the man's figure and sighed. "He said he no longer loves her, but he's so anxious when she calls for help."

Despite that, Yacob also dashed forward as something serious might've happened to Amanda.

What happened was that Amanda crashed her car into a column because someone appeared in front of her vehicle out of nowhere. As such, she had no choice but to turn her steering wheel. Her forehead crashed into the steering wheel, causing her to see stars.

Then, she heard someone knocking on the window like crazy. She unfastened her seat belt and opened the door while feeling dizzy. Before she could make out the person in front of her, she felt some liquid getting splashed on her.

She subconsciously closed the door to ward it off, but the liquid still came into contact with her sleeve.

Soon, she felt a burning sensation on her arm. Is it... sulfuric acid?!

Only then did she realize she had come across a lunatic. As such, she opened the door and ran away in a particular direction, knowing that Elias and Yacob were still over there. The men could probably help subdue the lunatic.

"Help!"

She didn't even dare turn her head and take a look at the lunatic.

"Ah!"

She was running too fast while wearing stilettos, so she twisted her ankle and fell to the ground.

Amanda wanted to get up, but her ankle was in so much pain that she was unable to do so. I must've twisted my ankle... Then, she crawled backward and looked at the fully covered lunatic. "Who are you?!"

"Who am I? I've become so ugly. Everyone despises me, and Elias dumped me. On the other hand, you're still so beautiful. It's so unfair! I want you to be as ugly as me! I've fallen into such a state because of you!"

When the lunatic took off her veil, Amanda finally realized it was Grace.

Her agitation made the scar on her face look even more hideous; it was as if she was a demon who had just crawled out from hell.

"Are you out of your mind, Grace? Your suffering has nothing to do with me. It's entirely your fault!" Amanda refuted.

After giving it some thought, she realized she was supposed to prioritize her safety instead of provoking the crazy woman.

"It's all because of you! It's all your fault! If you never returned to the country, I would've married Elias, and he would never have met Stephanie. It's all because of you!"

Grace broke down mentally and bawled her eyes out. Her eerie cries reverberated across the underground parking lot.

She still had some sulfuric acid in the bottle in her hand. If she splashed it on Amanda, the consequences would be dire.

"Calm down... We can go somewhere else and talk things out." Amanda wanted to get up, but she couldn't exert any force on her legs.

She stared fixedly at the bottle of sulfuric acid in Grace's hand. A sense of horror swept over her as her eyelashes trembled.

"There's nothing to talk about between us. I want you to become as ugly as I am. It's all your fault. Why did you even come back? Why did you destroy the happiness that belonged to me?" she wailed and shuffled forward.

Amanda had no choice but to keep crawling backward, for her ankle was in so much pain that she was unable to get to her feet. Moreover, her ankle seemed to be swollen.

All of a sudden, Grace lifted the bottle in her hand and splashed the liquid on the woman. "I hate you, Amanda!"

Upon seeing that, Amanda subconsciously closed her eyes, feeling that her life was ruined.

Much to her surprise, a powerful force pulled her up from the ground the next moment. Someone protected her and warded off the sulfuric acid on her behalf.

Amanda opened her eyes. When she realized that Elias was in front of her, her eyes widened in disbelief.

After Elias fended off the sulfuric acid with his back, he turned around and bellowed, "That's enough, Grace!"

The bottle in Grace's hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces. She was despondent as tears slid down her face. "Why, Elias... Why did you do that for her... You..." Amanda was flustered as tears welled up in her eyes. Even her hands were trembling. She said anxiously, "Take off your clothes now! That's sulfuric acid!"

Elias felt a burning sensation on his back as he glowered at Grace. "Are you out of your mind? How could you splash sulfuric acid on anyone?" Following that, he quickly took off his coat. Although his coat was thick, it couldn't withstand the sulfuric acid's corrosion.

He tossed the coat to the ground. The acid had penetrated his white shirt, which was now dyed red with blood.

When Amanda saw that, tears rolled down her cheeks. She wanted to touch his back with her trembling hands, but she didn't dare do so since it was covered in blood. Yacob arrived just then and subdued Grace before bellowing, "You're insane, Grace! How could you use sulfuric acid? You'll go to jail!"

"Send her to the police station. I don't want to see her ever again," Elias ordered impassively without sparing Grace a glance.

Yacob replied, "Yes, Mr. Winters. I'll ask Travis to send you and Miss Bailey to the hospital."

"You can't do this to me, Elias! I love you, and you know that. You promised my brother that you'd take care of me. How could you do this to me?"