Chapter 333
Chapter 333 How Much Does This Man Love Amanda?
“You actually call me malicious?! Why?!” Stephanie was rather shocked. Is that the kind of woman I am
to this guy?
Elias let out a snort of contempt. “Why, you ask? You know full well what you’ve done, and I can’t be
bothered to ask. That being said, from now on, if you dare toy a finger on Amanda and her son
again, I’ll never let you get away with it! Remember this: I won’t forgive you, even if your father begs me
on his knees!”
Stephanie retorted, “What makes you assume that I had something to do with my sister going missing
back then? You don’t have any evidence of it! What makes you think I’m malicious and wouldy a
finger on her and her son?! And besides, even if you won’t let me get away with it, so what? What can
you do to me, anyway?!” She was as mad as a ho. This guy is simply unreasonable, using me
without any substantial evidence and even warning me in advance! This is an absolute insult to me!
He stood up and strode up to her, causing her to step back repeatedly in fear. “What are you doing?!”
she asked.
Elias unceremoniously grabbed her by the cor. “I’ll let you know what it means to suffer a fate worse
than death. Try it if you don’t believe me,” he said, throwing her onto the couch before turning to leave
the vi.
Stephanie fell onto the couch, her face as white as a sheet. For a long time, she didn’te to her
senses; a chill ran down her spine, and a cold sweat broke out on her palms. A fate worse than
death… He actually said that! Just how much does he love Amanda?! Does she matter that much to
him?!
Atst, she couldn’t bear it any longer. She stood up and turned to look at the tall man who was about
to walk out the door, yelling furiously, “If you love her that much, why did you divorce her?! Didn’t you
divorce her because you didn’t love her anymore?!”
The man paused for a moment, but he didn’t answer her question, nor did he even nce. back at her.
Instead, he continued stepping out the door. I don’t need to exin to anyone whether I love Amanda
or not.
“Elias Winters, you unreasonable lunatic!” Stephanie picked up one cushion after another. from the
couch, hurling them onto the floor.
Just then, Yacob came in and caught one of the cushions she threw. He said with a smile, “Let’s go,
Miss Allegra. It’s gettingte already. Don’t you have a date with that Crisp guy? Now that there’s
nothing getting between the two of you anymore, why not make the most of this time to get lovey-
dovey?”
Stephanie hurled another cushion at him. “Who the hell do you think you are?! How dare
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youe here and mock me!”
Yacob nimbly dodged it while still maintaining his carefree demeanor. He replied with augh, “It’s true
that I’m a nobody, but I’m better than someone who was so malicious at the age of four as to make her
sister go missing just topete for attention. Tsk, tsk. If this were a pce drama, you’d at least make
it to the final episode.”
“You b*stard! What nonsense are you talking about?! Get lost! Get the hell out of here! I don’t want you
to give me a ride!” Stephanie’s eyes rounded with rage. Why does even this f*cking bodyguard know
about this?!
He shrugged before tossing the car keys onto the couch. “That’s fine. You think I’d be happy to give
you a ride? Here, take the car keys and drive yourself back. The car isn’t worth much, anyway. You
may
consider it a gift from Mr. Winters.” Good thing that I don’t have to give her a ride. It’s nice to have
some free time. He turned around and left without the slightest hesitation.
Stephanie was left alone in this seaside vi, listening to the echoes of her own angry voice and the
sound of the waves. Even the sound of the wind blowing on the sea seemed to be mocking her for
being malicious.
In Winters Estate…
Night came. After bathing Aiden, Amanda carried him back to bed and helped him change into his
pajamas. Then, after telling him stories for a long time, she finally got this little brat to sleep.
She slowly tiptoed out of the room in light footsteps. Relieved that she could finally get some rest, she
rubbed her neck, which was somewhat sore from constantly looking down at design drawings these
past few days. As soon as she raised her head, she came face to face with Elias, who was still in his
suit. He had probably just returned.
“Is Aiden sleeping already?”
“Yeah, he just fell asleep. Have you had dinner?” she asked.
Elias replied, “Not yet, but I’ll go down to eat after taking a shower.”Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.
“Oh… I’m going back to my room, then,” said Amanda before preparing to leave. Before I knew it,
things had be awkward again between us.
He grabbed her wrist, though.
Amanda looked up with a frown. “Is there anything else?”
Elias asked, “Have you really decided to return to the Allegra Family? Maybe things are fine
as they are now. Once your identity is made public, there’ll be a lot of inconveniences. You’ll no longer
be able to be yourself as much as you want, and you’ll be constrained by your social status.” He looked
dead serious, as if giving her a piece of sincere advice. I’ve always been constrained by my status as
the scion of the Winters Family since I was born. I could never be myself. Does Amanda have to go
through the same thing now?
Amanda replied, “No one can restrain me. After my identity is made public, I’ll still be myself, though
you might not have it easy. Those tabloids will certainly dig up the fact that you and I have been
secretly married. They’ll make up all sorts of stories about it, and you might go from being a dreamboat
to a sc*mbag.” After all, countlessdies on the inte. idolized him as the nation’s heartthrob. They
would never have imagined that Elias was already married and divorced with a three-year-old son.
Elias let out a snort of disdain. “I don’t care. I don’t live for them. I have my own things to do.”
“Same here,” replied Amanda with a faint smile.
He slowly released his grip on her hand, after which she walked toward her room. He realized that she
had indeed grown up and changed a lot; she was very different from the woman he had secretly
married all those years ago. The present Amanda was unppable and perfectly capable of handling
things on her own. For some reason, a sense of danger crept over him. He felt that this woman didn’t
need his protection anymore, which left him. feeling frustrated.
Soon, it was time for the dinner party at the end of the month to formally introduce Amanda as a
daughter of the Allegra Family. Jack was so excited; he had the most luxurious hotel ballroom reserved
to host the dinner party and invited friends from all over the world. to witness this asion.
As Amanda was sitting at the dresser wearing makeup, she suddenlyughed at herself in the
mirror.
Selina, who was helping her with her dress, asked, “What are youughing at? Today is a big day for
you! All eyes are on you as you turn from a Cindere into a real princess-no, you’ve always been a
princess. You’re returning to your rightful home.”
Amanda replied, “I wasughing because this party is even grander than when I got married. All I did
back then was get my marriage certificate, and I hadn’t even met Elias in person, and yet I became the
Winters Family’s daughter-inw just like that. That being said, I never got to enjoy the privileges of
being the daughter-inw of a rich family for a single day. I never even had a wedding before my
divorce.”
“Amanda, why don’t you stop mentioning those unhappy things? Elias is bending over backward to
please you now, and you won’t even respond to him,” said Selina in an attempt to divert her attention.
After all, it was such a joyful asion.