Chapter 123
Chapter 123 As Humble as a Lamb
When the silence stretched on, Simon couldn’t help but ask from the other end of the line, “Why! Do
you regret it now?”
Amanda was sitting on the bed as she agitatedly ran a hand through her hair. “It’s not about that, but
why are youing up with such a request? I don’t remember you as-”
“A dominant and bossy man, right? But I want to be dominant and bossy just this once, only then can
we get married as soon as possible.” This time, Simon was determined and didn’t want to miss his
chance anymore.
The situation was getting better now, and he was worried that he would not have even a sliver of a
chance if this dragged on. He feared that Elias would win Amanda over with time; after all, they had a
child to bridge the gap between them.
“Simon, you and Lunabelle__”
Still, Amanda had a feeling that Lunabelle wouldn’t let go of her rtionship with Simon so easily.
Furthermore, she had just ended her marriage and it was obvious that the reason she returned to the
country this time was to patch things up with Simon.
“Amanda, I’ll tell you onest time. It’s impossible between me and Lu. It was over between us the day
when she chose to marry another man. Besides, try looking out for yourself for a change. Isn’t it better
that you marry me instead of some other man? At least we know each other and I have a good rapport
with Aiden. Will another man dote on him as I do?”
Amanda fell silent. His words rang true as she was indeed afraid that her future partner, if she ever
decided to re-marry, couldn’t find it in his heart to take in Aiden as his own. That was precisely why she
was so cautious.
“Amanda, just say yes and marry me.”
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She couldn’t find the words to describe the struggle between her emotions and her pragmatism. Since
I’m not pinning any hopes on Elias, why don’t I choose Simon instead?
“Okay, I’ll marry you.” Whenever she recalled how Aiden longed for fatherly love, she couldn’t stop
herself from impulsively agreeing to his proposal. I can’t allow my son to feel abandoned and be
deprived of fatherly love his whole life, right?
From the other end, she heard Simonughing heartily. “That’s great! Thank you. I’ll see you at the
officeter!”
After she hung up, she felt not a single trace of joy. Instead, she felt odd-even a little disappointed-but
she couldn’t fathom why.
After she freshened up, she changed and went downstairs for breakfast. She found Selina and Aiden
having breakfast together in the dining room.
“Good morning, Mommy.”
“Good morning.” She caressed Aiden’s cheek tenderly as she slipped into a seat next to him and
picked up a sandwich. After she took a bite, she turned to him, saying, “Baby, are you going to be
happy if Mr. Simon bes your father?”
“Really? Of course, I am! Mr. Simon is an amazing guy!” Aiden eximed in surprise and delight.
Although she had already expected his reaction, she was still startled by his gleeful shrieks. “Yeah, if
everything goes as nned, Mr. Simon will be your future father.” Then, she took another bite of the
sandwich and wolfed it down with a sip of milk.
Simon is quitepetent as a father, I guess. Plus, he’s been getting along well with Aiden for the past
four years; even though they aren’t blood-rted, their rtionship is better than true father and son,
she
mused.
“Amanda, have you found Aiden a father so quickly?” Selina asked, unable to suppress her curiosity.
“Yeah, he’s the guy you were singing praises about.”
“Huh? That guy who helped you find the evidence and who’s also your superior? That’s fantastic! I’m
sure he’ll treat you well in the future if he’s willing to spend all that effort on you.”
Amanda smiled. “Yeah, he’s a good man and has treated me well in the past, too.
There was denying that Simon was a responsible and good man. In addition, he was calm and
committed, which made him the perfect husband material.
At Winters Estate, just when the man, who had been gued by insomnia, nned to take a short nap,
he received a call from Yacob. So, he picked up the call with a frown, rightfully annoyed by the
interruption. “Mr. Winters, check out the news I just sent you. There’s new evidence for Miss Murphy’s
case!”
Elias ended the call without another word and checked his WhatsApp. He immediately saw that Yacob
had sent him a link to a piece of tabloid news. After he skimmed through the contents and listened to
the voice recording avable online, the look on his face twisted into a snarl.
Did Grace make up the story about herself getting disfigured when the truth was she had disfigured
herself? This woman had been lying to him since the beginning, ying him like a fiddle. Now that he
thought about it, she deliberately caused a misunderstanding back at the celebration party. This time,
she even lied to his face about getting disfigured! Why does a person as upright as Yn have such a
malicious sister who is nothing but lies?
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Grace was on the verge of insanity, howling with rage, “Ah! B*tch!
Scumbag! They’re all in cahoots!”
She was utterly hysterical as she thrashed everything in the hospital ward, and the doctors and nurses
who rushed over at the sound of themotion couldn’t stop her no matter how hard they tried. “Miss
Murphy, calm down or you’ll aggravate your injuries. This is bad for your
recovery.
A nurse went and attempted to calm her down, trying to stop her. s, she was brutally shoved aside.
“Get off me! All of you are working together. You’re all se*ms!”
The phone call with Simon kept reying in her mind, and when she read the overwhelmingments
and reports on the Inte calling her a crazy, malicious woman, she felt that she had fallen into the
depths of Hell.
This news is spreading like wildfire. So, has Elias already seen it as well? That thought popped into her
mind and caused her to screech like a banshee. My life is over!
She had nothing left except this disfigured face. She had nothing! Simon and Amanda hadpletely
ruined her life. How did this happen? Why did she choose to trust Simon when she knew that he was
carrying a torch for Amanda? Why did I believe him?
She wished that she could go back in time more than ever, but unfortunately, there was nothing she
could do.
“Where’s my cell phone? Where is it?!” She started searching for her phone frantically like a
madwoman because she wanted to call Elias. She had to smooth things over. If she didn’t, there was a
high chance that he would despise her as well.
The nurse picked up her cell phone from the floor and gingerly passed it to her. “It’s here. Here you go.
Please calm down, Miss Murphy. The stitches on your face have opened up and we’ll have to re-do
your stitchester.”
But Grace couldn’t care less about anything else right now as she snatched the phone from her and
dialed Elias. s, the line remained busy no matter how many times she called, and her calls couldn’t
get through at all.
After that, she tried Yacob’s number, which he picked up surprisingly quickly. “Yacob, pass the phone to
Elias. I want to speak with him. Why didn’t he answer my calls? Why is his line busy all the time?” she
demanded, clutching the phone tightly.
“Miss Murphy, Mr. Winters has no intention of answering your calls and will not be doing so in the
foreseeable future. I suggest that you cease and desist.”
“Please, I can exin. I’m begging you, please pass the phone to him.” Tears fell down her cheeks in
her panic and her tone was so humble. It was vastly different from her previous attitude; it made it
seem as though she had no dignity left.
“Miss Murphy, Mr. Winters is furious right now. Why would he bother epting your calls when he’s so
close to killing you? Just give it up,” he said and hung up on her without further ado.