Chapter 213


    Chapter 213 Do I Address Uncle Elias as Daddy From Now On?


    When Jack turned his head, he saw that the duo had returned home together.


    Elias was stoic, whereas Stephanie had a long face. It was obvious that she was furious with Jack.


    “Dad, did you ask Elias to bring me back?!”


    Even though Stephanie had long guessed it, she still wanted to hear the answer from the horse’s


    mouth.


    Jack nodded upon hearing that. “Obviously. Was I supposed to watch you elope with that poor boy? I’ll


    have you know that from today onward, you are grounded to prepare for the engagement ceremony


    next month. Just watch me break your legs if you dare to leave the house!”


    “Dad, you are being unreasonable! I’m also telling you right now that I won’t get married if my partner is


    not Crisp! I—”


    Stephanie had once again lost control of herself and expressed her true thoughts.


    The man beside her forced a cough as if to remind her what she was doing.


    Stephanie soon understood his signal and immediately shut up. She then cleared her throat before,


    mumbling, “I… I am a little sleepy. I’m going upstairs to sleep.”


    With that, she nned to head upstairs.


    Jack could see that the two youngsters seemed to have a secret, so he narrowed his eyes and boomed


    at his daughter. “Stop right there! What was it that you wanted to say just now?”


    “I wasn’t trying to say anything. I’m only begging for you to spare Crisp, or I’ll make sure the ceremony


    doesn’t go smoothly. You know what I’m capable of!”


    engagement


    At that, Stephanie turned and headed upstairs without a backward nce, leaving the rest to Elias to


    exin to Jack.


    She was dumbfounded when Elias told her of his ns while they were on the road earlier. For the time


    being, she would regard him as a scheming man because no one was as shrewd as her father.


    Presently, Jack looked at Elias. “What is the meaning of this?”


    “Please don’t worry, Mr. Allegra. The engagement ceremony next month at Port Der will go as nned,


    but I’m trying to drag it out with her. She trusts me now because she thinks that I can deceive you.”


    Elias sat on the one-seater couch, acting like he was in his home.


    Jack’s expression changed from one of doubt to a faint smile. “Huh. So, you promised her that she’ll be


    with that poor boy without letting anything get in her way.”


    “Of course. Otherwise, she will rebel against you. You know her character the best.”


    Jack immediately smiled meaningfully.


    He had already known long ago that there was more to Elias than met the eye, but he never expected


    that the young man could convince Stephanie.”


    How Elias did so was not important because the most important thing was that Stephanie had agreed


    to the engagement. Once the engagement ceremony wasplete, Jack would ensure that everything


    would


    be executed ording to his n.


    “You did a good job, Elias. It seems that your grandfather was right to have favored you so much. He


    kept saying that you were his most promising sessor, but you were careless this time. How could


    you have allowed your aunt to snatch all of the shares from your grandfather? Remember, no matter


    what kind of difficulties you encounter in the future, you can’t hesitate for too long. The resources in


    your hands wait for no one, alright?” Jack warned again.


    Lips pursed, Elias only raised his gaze to look at Jack, who was seated opposite him, without saying a


    word.


    He knew that the older man did not fully trust him. After all, Stephanie was his only daughter. It was


    understandable that Jack wanted someone trustworthy and capable to be Stephanie’s husband.


    However, once Jack had full faith in him, Elias’ n to regain all the lostpany shares could


    officially begin.


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    The next day.


    Feeling bored at home, Amanda decided to send Aiden to kindergarten.


    “Mommy, Uncle Elias…” Aiden looked awkward after addressing Elias as such and couldn’t continue


    with the rest of his sentence.


    She patiently waited for the boy to pick up from where he left off.


    “Baby, what do you want to say? I’m listening.”


    The child frowned and thought for a while before he continued, “Do I have to call Uncle Elias ‘Daddy’


    from now on? I’m not ready to do that.”


    “Then, we’ll wait until you are. Didn’t Uncle Elias tell you that he’s not in a hurry? He can wait for you.”


    Aiden pouted and thought for a long time before he said, “Does that mean he won’t want us again in


    the future? If such a dayes, it’s better not to have a daddy. It’s pointless anyway.”


    It seemed that Amanda’s thoughts were deeply ingrained in Aiden’s mind, so he thought Elias would


    never genuinely like them.


    Amanda suddenly felt guilty. This was all her fault.


    Even if there are deep conflicts between adults, children should not be involved and exposed to such


    ideas.


    “It won’t happen. Your daddy will never ever ditch you.”


    Aiden looked at Amanda for a second. “Okay. I’ll believe him, then.”


    At that, he released her hand and headed in the direction of his ssroom.


    It was only then did Amanda realize that they had arrived in front of the ssroom. And the brat didn’t


    even look back to tell her goodbye! Why does it suddenly feel like he is all grown up?


    She was reluctant since she wanted Aiden to be by her side all the time. s, he still had to grow up


    and be an adult in the end.


    Now, the only people who could apany her were only Aiden and… Elias.


    Those two were her closest, even though Elias was still considered as her ex-husband.


    Ring! Ring!


    It was the phone ringing.


    Amanda whipped her phone out and saw that it was Simon calling.


    She hesitated for a while before deciding to take the call since she had already guessed what he


    wanted to


    say.


    “Hello… Simon…”


    “Amanda, can we have a chat? Are you really going to resign and not return to thew firm?”


    She looked at the busy street in front of her and answered, “Well, I need a break. I’m too exhausted.”


    Not to mention that she was not in the right state of mind to work. Even if she returned to thew firm,


    she was worried that she would not be as efficient as before and might make mistakes.


    “It’s fine if you want to rest. There’s no need to resign, though. Didn’t you decide to remain in town?


    Why don’t we meet up for a talk? We’ll continue with where we left off thest time, alright?”


    “Simon, I don’t want to talk about it anymore. If it’s about work, we can do it over the phone. If it’s about


    personal rtionships, save your breath, We’re only colleagues, friends, and business partners. Don’t


    disappoint Lunabelle. I can see that she has made up her mind to be with you. I don’t think she’ll betray


    you again, so why don’t you give her another chance?”


    Simon was silent on the other end of the line. It wasn’t long before he disconnected the call.


    Amanda couldn’t helpughing when she saw that he hung up on her. Even she herself had no idea


    what was so funny about it.


    What are you trying to do by hanging up on me? Are you going to ignore me? Or have you decided on


    reconciling with Lunabelle? I’ve no idea, but I’m not interested to know since it’s no longer my business.


    She hadpletely removed Simon from her list of potential candidates since they were only suited to


    be colleagues, friends, and business partners.