Chapter 2


    Chapter 2 I Find Them Dirty


    Amanda sat beside Elias, feeling no sense of happiness like she used to. When she recalled the


    woman he brought home that morning, she could not help but gag. The words he said remained ringing


    in her ears… ‘She’s pregnant, so let’s get a divorce.’ Screw this. I’ve lost my appetite. Howard piped


    up, “Elias, you guys have been registered for a year. When are you going to give Amanda a ceremony?


    It’s unfair to her.” She stayed quiet while Elias half-heartedly replied, “Not now.” Once they were


    divorced, a wedding ceremony would be redundant. Howard’s smile instantly disappeared as he


    snorted. “Not now? How long are you going to wait? When will I get a great-grandchild?” This time,


    Amanda looked up and smiled before Elias could say anything. “Grandpa, your great-grandchild will be


    coming soon.” Elias tensed up and looked at the woman beside him with a cold, vicious gaze as if


    warning her, You’re dead if you dare to spout any nonsense! However, she ignored him. Isn’t that


    woman pregnant? Grandpa will soon have a great-grandchild that way. As for mine, I’m aborting it


    tomorrow. Ha. How ironic. “Really? You guys have nned it? That’s great! I’ll get someone to create a


    name for my great-grandbaby.” Howard was grinning from ear to ear. After dinner, Amanda and Elias


    left the manor together, and he stopped to mock her once they were outside. “Don’t tell me you’re going


    to get yourself pregnant so you can manipte Grandpa into maintaining our marriage.” She calmly


    replied, “I’m not.” “Then, why did you say those words to him?” He narrowed his eyes. “Aren’t you going


    to tell him your lover is pregnant?” That rendered Elias speechless as he thought Amanda would try


    something, but it turned out he was overthinking things. After sneering, he retorted, “Of course, I’m


    going to tell Grandpa. I’ll get mywyer to bring the divorce papers to you tomorrow. I can give you any


    compensation you want, including the vi you’re currently living in.” “I don’t want anything from you.


    Please get everything done tomorrow morning. I have other things to attend to.” Though she seemed


    calm on the surface, her heart was bleeding because she had to visit the hospital for her abortion once


    she signed the papers. She could not help but wonder how her life became like this. “Whatever,” he


    replied tly and left. … The next morning, Elias sent hiswyer to the vi to finalize his divorce with


    Amanda. Thewyer handed her a divorce agreement to sign. “Mrs. Winters, just sign your name here.This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.


    Also, these properties, vehicles, and bank cards arepensations from Mr. Winters. He said you may


    do whatever you want with them.” Without skimming them, Amanda readily signed her name on thest


    page. “Please tell Elias I won’t ept these things. They’re too dirty to my liking.” Stunned, thewyer


    nodded. After seeing thewyer out the door, she packed her bags and took onest look at the vi


    she had lived in for a year. Her traces were everywhere, and she was a little reluctant to leave.


    Perhaps, she would never return here ever again. While she stood in the living room, she recalled the


    scene of Elias and his lover and felt her stomach churn. Elias Winters, our rtionship ends here.


    Goodbye forever. … Amanda arrived at the hospital as scheduled and prepared for her abortion


    procedure. “Amanda Bailey, it’s your turn. Come inside.” Hearing that, she was startled and jumped to


    her feet. She touched her t abdomen and felt guilty because she was about to end a tiny life. While


    lying on the cold operation table, she heard the surgeon coldly instruct her, “Get on the table, take off


    your pants, and spread your legs…” She stiffly followed the doctor’s orders. Unsure whether she was


    hallucinating, Amanda suddenly felt her abdomen move. But I’m only seven weeks in, so how can there


    be fetal movement? Nah. I’m hallucinating. When she shut her eyes, the scenes of her past with Elias


    uncontrobly appeared, filling her heart with hatred. Suddenly, she heard a cute voice calling her,


    “Mommy!” Her eyes widened frantically, and she looked at the blinding surgical lights as a thought


    emerged. Then, she shot up from the table and ran out of the operating theater… … Four yearster,


    at Imperia Airport. “Are you out? There’s not much time left. We still have to meet with our client to


    discuss the details. This time, it’s a huge client, so we’re gonna make a lot.” “Okay. I understand. Come


    and get me.” Amanda donned a pair of ck sunsses that concealed most of her face, and she was


    pushing a suitcase with a yawning child on top. The child was her son, Aiden Bailey. He was three


    years old and resembled a certain sc*mbag the older he grew. “Mommy, I’m tired…” “Aiden, I have to


    meet a clientter, so I can’t send you home and have to bring you with me. Be good, and I’ll get you


    something delicious after,” she cajoled the child like she was coaxing a baby. However, the child rolled


    his eyes at her. “Come on, Mommy. I’m already three. I can understand if you speak properly. What’s


    more, I have always been good.” Speechless, Amanda sometimes felt that not only did her son look


    like that sc*mbag, but he also inherited the sc*mbag’s personality. “Amanda! Over here!” Helean


    Connor, who was responsible for picking her up, waved at them. The smilingdy walked toward him


    with her luggage, which he then took and loaded into the car. “Let’s head over and talk about the case


    with our client. They seemed quite anxious.” “Let’s go.” Half an hourter, the car slowly stopped at the


    entrance of a skyscraper. “Aiden, you must stay close, or else I’ll get angry and punish you!” Amanda


    exhorted the excitedly jumping child beside her. “Okay, okay. You nag too much, Mommy.” The two


    then entered the building. However, since it had been four years, she had no idea that the skyscraper


    before her was the new location for Winters Enterprise. In other words, Elias was inside this skyscraper


    at that moment. Helean went straight to the reception table and was greeted by a smiling receptionist.


    “Wee. Do you have a reservation?” “We do. It’s under Helean Connor from Justice & Associates,”


    he informed her. It was only then that Amanda noticed the stylish words behind the receptionist—


    Winters Enterprise! She instantly paled, and her eyes filled with surprise as she turned to Helean. “So,


    our new client is Winters Enterprise?” “Yep.” He was clueless as to how serious the matter was about


    to get. At that point, she had an urge to wheel around and leave.