Chapter 42


    Chapter 42 Father and Son’s First Conversation


    The nanny saw Amanda packing up when she brought the boy back to Lotus Waterfront.


    “Are you going on a business trip. Miss Bailey?”


    The nanny thought Amanda was going on a business trip as Amanda was packing a lot of clothes.


    Amanda stopped what she was doing and stood up upon hearing that. “No, Mrs. Colette. We are


    moving tonight. Please help me pack up. Just a few pieces of clothing will do. The ce we will be


    moving to has everything.”


    At least, that was what Simon told her. The vi in Gxy Bay had everything that Amanda would ever


    need, and she could move in any time she wanted.


    “Oh, okay.” Colette nodded.


    Right then. Aiden ran over and grabbed Amanda’s hand. He was eager to tell her what had happened


    at school today.


    “Mommy! Mommy! Let me tell you something! There was a strange woman at school who called your


    name today.”


    “What do you mean?”


    Suddenly feeling anxious, Amanda sat down on the couch with her son. She wanted to ask him. for all


    the details.


    “There was this strange woman who called your name. She’s an evil woman! She even pulled my


    hair.”


    “Huh? Did it hurt? How can anyone do something like that?”


    Amanda worriedly touched her son’s small head and checked if he was injured.


    No matter how precocious Aiden was, he was just a three-year-old child, after all. He couldn’t speak


    clearly with his limited ability to express himself with words.


    “It doesn’t hurt now.” He shook his head bravely.


    Amanda felt as resigned as she was heartbroken. Is this new kindergarten the wrong choice after all?


    How did something like this happen? I’ll have to look for a new kindergarten again. But who is this


    strange woman Aiden’s talking about? she wondered. Just who is it?


    Colette had finished packing up by then.


    “I’m done packing up. Miss Bailey. Would you like to check if there is anything else you want to bring to


    the new ce?”


    “That’s all. Please bring Aiden to the parking lot first and wait for me in the car, Mrs. Colette.”


    “Alright.”


    And so, Colette left for the parking lot with the child in her arms.


    Amanda also started to leave with the luggage when she received a call from Simon.


    After she picked up the call, she informed him, “I’m done packing, Simon. We’re leaving now. We’ll be


    there in about an hour.”


    “Should I go pick you up? I’m heading to Gxy Bay now as well.”


    “There’s no need. You can just wait for me there. I’ll be there soon.”


    She then hung up and left with the luggage in tow.


    Elias had just finished a meeting with the high-level executives at Winters Enterprise. When he finally


    got off work, he came to the outside of thepany where the car was parked.


    He wore a suit and leather shoes as he walked out of the lobby. Just as he was about to get in the car,


    a middle-aged man ran over and stopped him.


    “Elias! It’s me, your father-inw. You can’t just ignore me when I’m in trouble!”


    Dick appeared out of nowhere and grabbed Elias by the arm.


    Seeing this, the bodyguard immediately stepped forward and dragged him away.


    Elias’ disgust was written all over his handsome face as he frowned at his father-inw. Not wanting to


    deal with the older man, he started to get into the car.


    To his surprise, Dick wailed out loud. “My son-inw! You have to help me for Amanda’s sake. You


    saved her and got the money back. Those people areing after me again. What am I supposed to


    do? I don’t have the money to pay them back. If you don’t help me, I’ll have to go back to Amanda…”


    Elias couldn’t help butugh from the anger that washed over him. As he turned around and saw that


    shameless look on Dick’s face, he warned, “Are you using Amanda to threaten me? Did she not tell you


    that she and I are already divorced? Since we are divorced, my helping her is a matter of goodwill. It’s


    my duty even if I don’t help her. You going to her has nothing to do with me.”


    With that, Elias got in his car and left without looking back.


    He was already angry in the first ce, and Dick had to threaten him with Amanda now of all times.


    Just thinking of Amanda filled him with rage. No matter how many people he involved to save


    her, the only person she cared about was Simon.


    Sitting in the car. Elias suddenly felt worried as he looked at his spineless ‘father-inw’ from the


    rearview mirror.


    If this scum really goes after Amanda… Out of moral obligation, I should probably warn her. It won’t be


    easy to get her useless father off her back once hetches onto her.


    At the thought of that, Elias took out his phone and looked up Amanda’s number.


    He hesitated for a long time before deciding to press the number.


    What he didn’t know was that Amanda and Simon were together right now, and his own son, Aiden,


    was secretly on Amanda’s phone.


    The vis of Gxy Bay


    After Amanda arrived at the vi, Simon took her and Aiden inside and began to cook dinner for them.


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    “Baby, y with the phone here, and don’t run around. Mr. Simon and I will be cooking. We can have


    dinner soon.”


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    Amanda wanted to put her luggage away and go to the kitchen to help. She didn’t feel right just waiting


    for the food to be served. After all, Simon was like herndlord now.


    “Okay!”


    Aiden held the phone tightly in his chubby hands and fiddled around intently.


    Usually, Amanda only allowed him to y for about half an hour, for fear he would be short-


    sighted at such a young age.


    Looking at her baby being so engrossed in her phone, she shook her head helplessly and walked. to


    the kitchen.


    She was surprised by how good Simon’s cooking skills were when she entered the kitchen.


    As she watched the man elegantly and skillfully prepare a fish, he turned around and immediately


    noticed her.


    “Are you hungry? Dinner will be ready soon,” he announced.


    “Let me help you with it.”


    Amanda then walked over to the kitchen countertop and washed the remaining vegetables. “I didn’t


    expect you to be such a good cook. I thought…”


    “That instant noodle is the only thing I can cook?” He chuckled.


    Amanda had noeback. Truth was, she did think that when Simon said he was going to cook dinner


    for her and her son.


    After all, Simon was a busy man who managed a bigw firm. Amanda didn’t think he would have time


    to learn to cook. What an outstanding man, she thought.


    At this moment, Aiden was lying on the couch, ying games on Amanda’s phone when a phone call


    came in. However, he didn’t know who was calling since he couldn’t read well yet.


    He went ahead and answered the call. “Hello?” he greeted in a childish voice. “Who are you looking


    for?”


    Elias, who was on the other end of the call, remained quiet for a long minute before asking in return.


    “Who are you?”


    “Why do you care? Just tell me who you are looking for.”


    Elias asked again. “Are you Simon Nicholson’s son?”


    “Are you looking for him? He doesn’t have time to answer your call. He and Mommy are cooking dinner


    for me. Bye-bye.”


    Aiden hung up the phone right after saying that and went back to ying his game, not letting anyone


    disturb him.


    Meanwhile, Elias was on the verge of losing his temper. Little did he know that the little brat who took


    the call was his son.


    He even almost crushed the phone in his hand!


    Mommy? The boy is calling her Mommy? It seems that she has sessfully filled in the stepmother’s


    position. I must have been crazy to worry about her safety! Why should I care about her when she


    already has Simon? Fine! She sure is determined to be the stepmother of Simon’s child, huh? That


    heartless woman… I hope she doesn’t regret her decision!