The Lawyer’s Romance in Law
Chapter 245

Chapter 245 Almost Exposed

"I didn't expect you to be so young, Miss Bailey. I thought you were a middle-aged career woman. I'm blown away."

Upon hearing the compliment, Amanda replied with a smile, "Well, I'm not that young, and I'm a mother."

"What?! Are you a mother? Are you married? I see you've been taking good care of yourself. You don't look like a mother at all." The other party was surprised as he sized Amanda up.

Amanda didn't mind telling them she had a child to avoid any unnecessary attention.

"Yes, I was married and gave birth to a kid, but I'm a divorcee now. My child is three years old."

The person clicked his tongue. "That's so surprising. Your life seems pretty interesting, Miss Bailey."

Without responding to him, Amanda smiled and took a sip of wine.

I suppose I won't bump into any familiar people at this cocktail party. For example, Elias... Wait a minute. He's injured, so he's supposed to be in the hospital. There's no way he'd show up at this party. When Amanda looked around, she realized she was wrong. Even though Elias wouldn't show up, his fiancée and future father-in-law would be there.

She saw Stephanie hooking her arm around her father's as they entered the venue.

The world is pretty small, huh? Why do I keep bumping into Stephanie and Jack?

She immediately put down her wine glass, ready to leave. Getting provoked by Stephanie was the last thing she wanted.

Just as she was ready to sneak out of the venue, Stephanie discovered her presence.

"I see a friend over there, Dad. I'll go and greet her." With that, Stephanie released her father's hand and shuffled toward Amanda. Jack hummed and looked in that direction, only to see Elias' ex-wife over there.

Has Stephanie found out about his ex-wife?

He was ready to watch how his daughter was going to deal with Elias' ex-wife.

"Why are you leaving so soon, Miss Bailey?" Stephanie blocked the woman's way.

Amanda stopped in her tracks. When she saw how provocative Stephanie looked, she knew what the latter was going to do.

"I have no time for your nonsense. Bye."

She wanted to circle around Stephanie, but the woman got in her way again. "You were leaving as soon as I arrived. Can I assume that you're eager to leave because of me?"

"So what if that's true?" Amanda asked.

"In that case, there's some explaining I need to do."

Stephanie felt that if Elias could help Crispin and her get together, she didn't mind lending him a hand as well.

"What do you mean?" Amanda was puzzled, not knowing what the woman was up to.

Stephanie took a look at her father in the distance and realized he was staring at her. As such, she took Amanda to the balcony, making them out of her father's sight.

"Why did you take me here, Miss Allegra? Will you please cut to the chase? I'm in a hurry."

Stephanie said sincerely, "I want to tell you that you'd better not give up on your ex-husband just yet. I believe he still loves you... Wait a minute. He definitely loves you. We're just in a partnership. We—"

Before she could finish her words, she caught sight of Jack walking up to them. As such, she immediately kept her mouth shut.

Amanda was astounded, not understanding what the woman was trying to say. Is she confessing Elias' love for me in his stead?

Jack approached them and took the initiative to greet Amanda. "What are the odds, Miss Bailey? Let me introduce my daughter to you. She's going to get engaged by the end of the month."

"Hi, Mr. Allegra," Amanda replied politely.

She wasn't in any mood to talk to the two of them.

"Anyway, there's something I need to attend to, so I'll stop bothering you. See you—"

Before she could finish speaking, Jack said, "Please stay for a while longer. Since we've bumped into you, I'd like to ask for your advice on the prenuptial agreement. My daughter is getting engaged soon, after all. I want to know what's legally valid and what's not."

Amanda realized that the older man was just playing dumb.

He was aware that Amanda was Elias' ex-wife, but he still wanted her to deal with the prenuptial agreement. It was apparent that he was trying to embarrass her.

In that case, there was no need for her to keep putting on an act.

She smiled and glanced at the two of them before saying, "You and your daughter are pretty interesting, Mr. Allegra. You want me to draft a prenuptial agreement for your daughter, but do you know what she just said to me?"

Stephanie turned pale in an instant. If Amanda exposed her, their plan would be ruined.

No! Don't tell my dad what I just said!

Regardless of how anxious Stephanie was, she was unable to stop Amanda from speaking.

Jack took a look at his daughter's expression before shifting his attention to Amanda. "What did she just say?"

"Your daughter told me not to give up on my ex-husband because he still loves me, and they're only in a partnership. Haha, I have no idea what the two of you are up to. You know that I'm Elias' ex-wife, but you're still playing dumb. What's the point of it?"

Ignoring the fact that Jack was shocked and furious, Amanda turned around and left upon finishing her words.

Stephanie was so apprehensive that she was drenched in sweat.

The shock behind Jack's gaze turned into wrath as he glowered at his daughter. "Stephanie! What are you doing?! What was that woman saying? What's the plan between you and Elias?"

Just as the plan was about to be exposed, Stephanie came up with a solution and said, "Can you stop acting rashly, Dad? You're a shrewd businessman, after all. Don't you want to hear my explanation?" "I'm all ears! You'd better explain everything!" Jack said through clenched teeth.

Stephanie picked up a glass of wine and chugged it down before continuing, "You don't understand women at all. I'm already displeased that you're forcing me to marry a divorcee, so don't I have a right to give him a test? To be honest with you, I did that intentionally to replace out if Elias is still in love with his ex-wife. If they still talk to each other in secret, that would make the two of us fools."

Jack frowned. "No, Elias is not that kind of person. He no longer loves his ex-wife."

He had heard what Elias said to Amanda in the underground garage the other day. There was no doubt his words were harsh and hurtful.

"Dad, nothing is certain when it comes to love. Are you sure you can see through Elias? As you can see, Amanda is beautiful. What if Elias can't resist her charm? Moreover, they have a kid together. Not only is he a divorcee, but he also has a son. I can't accept that!"

Stephanie pretended that she was on the brink of breaking down mentally, fooling her father with her acting skills.

After giving it some thought, he realized Stephanie's considerations were valid. It was understandable that she wanted to give Elias a test.