Chapter 9


    Chapter 9 Grace Fainted In Her Office


    After arriving at Lotus Waterfront, Amanda opened the door and saw her son sitting on the couch while


    watching television. Upon her return, he ran over to her and yelled, “Mommy!” Hugging her cute son,


    she let out a genuine smile. “Aiden, were you a good boy at Mr. Helean’s housest night?” “Of


    course!” She caressed his tiny face and praised, “Good boy, Aiden. I’ll prepare your milk.” “Mommy, did


    I do a great job just now?” His face filled with pride as though he had done a brilliant job. Recalling her


    son’s quick reaction at Nycinth, Amanda gave him a thumbs up. But… Where did the little brat learn to


    curse like that? Thus, she put on a stern face and questioned, “Aiden Bailey, when did you learn to


    curse? And who taught you to say that?” “Uh… Mommy, let’s not dwell on this matter, alright?” The kid


    began to avoid her gaze and pretended to be focused on the television. She cupped her son’s chubby


    little face and lectured, “Don’t ever curse again, understand? It’s not polite, and I don’t like that.”


    “Alright…” Aiden observed his mother’s expression and asked, “Mommy, about the man we


    encountered just now, did he bully you?” The man? Is he talking about Elias? Sheughed. “Why would


    you say that?” “I think that man’s a bad guy, so you should leave him alone.” His puppy eyes were filled


    with seriousness. Hearing that, Amanda could not take it anymore and burst outughing. Is this what


    he thinks of his biological father? “Alright, I’ll stay away from him, and you should too. Turn around and


    walk away whenever you see him, alright?” He nodded in agreement. “Okay. Then, you should get


    closer to Mr. Simon.” Simon Nicholson… This little brat loves Simon so much that he wants him as his


    daddy. Feeling helpless, she changed the topic. “I’ll prepare your milk, and you should go to bed after


    drinking it. Stop watching the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.” … At the same time, Grace had returned


    home, and the first thing she did was search for the recording earlier, desperately wanting to know what


    Elias and Amanda had talked about. Then, she hit y and listened to the entire recording. Once the


    recording ended, her expression was as dark as soot. Just like she thought, those two secretly kept


    contact with each other, and Elias even brought Amanda to visit Howard! What does that mean? Old


    Mr. Winters hates me and still refuses to acknowledge my existence after four years. He insists that he


    only epts Amanda as his granddaughter-inw. Now that she’s back, will my chances of marryingCcontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    Elias be even slimmer? Old Mr. Winters will certainly try to get them back together! No way! That


    can’t happen! She bit her lip in dissatisfaction, vowing to win Elias’ heart and be the Young


    Mistress of the Winters Family! … Early the next morning at Justice & Associates, it was Amanda’s first


    day at work since her return. Just as she was about to enter her office, a secretary approached her and


    informed her, “Miss Bailey, Miss Murphy said she had made an appointment with you and is now


    waiting for you in your office.” “Miss Murphy?” Amanda was confused. She had just returned to the


    country, and the only case she had on hand was Winters Enterprise’s case, so where did this Miss


    Murphye from? “Okay, thank you. I’ll go check her out.” When Amanda entered her office, she saw


    a woman in sunsses sitting on the couch. “Excuse me, but you are…” The woman removed her


    sunsses and raised her head, revealing a heavily made-up face. Grace. Amanda’s expression


    instantly turned cold. “Why are you here? Are you looking for trouble?” “Why did you leavest night? I


    had so much I wanted to talk to you about.” With a fake smile, Grace looked pure and innocent. Sitting


    on the opposite couch, Amanda put on a serious attitude. “Miss Murphy, is there anything I can help


    you with? Since it’s office hours, we’ll only talk about work.” Without Elias, Grace could not care less to


    put on her harmless front. She took out a card and ced it on the coffee table. “Amanda, I don’t know


    why you returned, but if you’re here for money, I can give you however much you want as long as you


    stay away from Elias.” “How much is in here?” Pfft. Grace thought she had sessfully tempted


    Amanda. “1.5 million.” “Do you think you can get rid of me with only 1.5 million? Is Elias only worth this


    much to you? You must know that the Winters Family is extremely wealthy.” Amanda’s tone was


    overflowed with mockery. Widening her eyes in shock, Grace did not expect Amanda would say such a


    thing. “Elias doesn’t love you. Otherwise, why would he divorce you? The Winters Family’s riches have


    nothing to do with you, so you’d better not be too greedy! 1.5 million is a lot!” Amanda chuckled. “If


    that’s how it is, why are you so afraid?” “Am I?” Grace’s guilty conscience was unconceble as she


    feared Elias would remarry Amanda. “What’s with this money, then? Are you afraid we’d get back


    together?” By then, Grace was so pissed that her nails dug into her palms. She sternly demanded, “I


    don’t want to see you pester Elias and affect our rtionship! I hope you can disappear from his world!”


    “I hope the two of you can disappear from my world even more. If there’s nothing else, please leave.


    I’m busy.” The fake b*tch had consumed all of Amanda’s patience, prompting her to stride toward her


    desk. Meanwhile, Grace shot up from her seat in a fury. “What you’re saying is that you’ll continue to


    bother Elias and use Old Mr. Winters’ fondness for you to get back with him?” I give up. Why does


    Grace keep thinking that I’m clinging to Elias? “So what if I am? If I win his heart, I can still get the


    extremely wealthy Winters Family. Why would I be interested in that 1.5 million you’re offering? Take


    your card and scram! Elias can pamper you all he wants, but I have no obligation to spoil you!” Then,


    Amanda sat down and was prepared to look through her documents when Grace suddenly seemed out


    of breath. She clutched her chest and stammered while pointing at Amanda, “You… You…” The next


    moment, she fell to the ground with a loud thump and fell unconscious. When Amanda saw that scene,


    she was dumbfounded. The hell? Is she for real? A few secondster, she went over and called out to


    Grace, “Miss Murphy?” Her visage was pale as a sheet, and her bodyy still on the ground like a rock.


    OK. She’s out. Flustered, Amanda hurriedly took out her phone and dialed 911 before contacting Elias.


    Surprisingly, he was still using the same number from four years ago. The call went through after a few


    rings. “Who is this?” The man’s deep and cold voice came from the phone. “It’s me. Grace fainted


    inside my office. I’m sending her to the hospital now, so you should hurry up and meet me there.” She


    was at a loss for words. What on earth is happening right now? As expected, the angry man started


    questioning her, “Why would she faint inside your office? And why are you two together?” “Let’s talk


    about this at the hospital.” Amanda hung up the call because this was not something she could exin


    over the phone.