Chapter 361


    Chapter 361 I’ll Go With You


    “Let me go!” Stephanie struggled to break free from Crispin’s embrace, but the man only tightened his


    hold on her and pleaded, “Stephanie! I won’t allow you to hurt yourself like this! You don’t need to hold


    onto those memories. That man will never appear before again. Just try to forget it, and everything will


    be alright!”


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    However, Stephanie stared at Crispin with bloodshot eyes and snapped, “How can I forget?! It was a


    real and painful experience. Tell me, how can I ever forget that? Leave me alone!”


    “You can, Stephanie. Please try to forget this incident and live our lives happily together from now on,


    okay.” Crispin attempted to calm her down by speaking gently, but Stephanie continued to bawl as she


    shook her head. “I can’t. I can’t do it. I really can’t…”


    “Let’s get married, Stephanie. I’ll spend the rest of my life healing your trauma, okay?” He gazed at her


    with sincerity.


    Stephanie looked at Crispin, moved by his genuine expression, and asked, “You won’t despise


    me?”


    She felt tainted by that vile man and even started to hate herself. Yet, Crispin never left her side.


    “No,” said Crispin as he gently tidied her disheveled hair with a smile. “I will never despise my


    Stephanie. In my heart, you’re pure and perfect.”


    “Crisp…”


    In moments like this, no woman could resist the tenderness of a man. He would be like a ray of light in


    the darkness.


    Crispin’s face drew closer to hers, and this time Stephanie didn’t evade his touch. Instead, she closed


    her eyes and epted his kiss.


    As their lips met, a smile appeared on Crispin’s face. He knew he was another step closer to


    sess.


    The following day, Elias arrived at Winters Enterprise as usual for work. There were many things to


    handle recently, but with Jack’s help, he should be able to reim the shares that belonged to his


    grandfather soon.


    After a busy morning, he was about to grab some lunch when his secretary asked, “What would you


    like for lunch, Mr. Winters? Shall I order something for you or-”


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    Before the secretary could finish asking, Elias instructed, “Just order me something from the cafeteria. I


    don’t have an appetite.”


    “Alright.”


    Momentster, the secretary entered the office with a lunch tray and ced it on the coffee. table in the


    guest area before leaving.


    He remained seated behind his desk, staring at theputer screen, but it was unclear what he was


    looking at.


    Suddenly, a knock on the door broke the silence.


    Elias looked up, and his initially indifferent handsome face showed a hint of warmth. He curled his lips


    into a slight smile. “What brings you here?”


    Amanda walked into the office and closed the door behind her while exining. “My studio is under


    renovation, and I took a trip to the furnishing za. I thought I could perhaps drop by on my way back.”


    Only then did he slowly rise to his feet and walk toward the guest area.


    She sat on the couch and noticed the delicious spread of food on the lunch tray. She had been hungry


    all morning, and her stomach was rumbling for sustenance.


    “Is this your lunch?”


    “Yeah, I had the secretary get it from the cafeteria, but I haven’t had a chance to eat it yet. Have you


    eaten? Let’s go out for lunch,” said Elias.


    s, Amanda simply ced her bag aside, picked up the cutleries, and took a whiff, eximing with


    delight, “It smells so good! Let me have a taste.”


    With that, she took a small piece of ribs and continued with surprise, “The chef at yourpany’s


    cafeteria is amazing; this is way better than the restaurants outside.”


    Then, she proceeded to eat the man’s lunch without further ado.


    He couldn’t help but release an amused chuckle. “Is that so? Then, you’re wee toe over and


    have lunch with me every day.”


    “Mmm… This is also delicious. Let me taste this too. Amanda looked at the abundant variety of dishes


    on the tray, at least seven or eight in total. Well, the secretary is pretty diligent. It looks like she wants to


    stuff her boss with the amount of food she purchased.


    He sat across from her, quietly watching her eat, seemingly entertained by her eating. “What


    happened? What are you so ravenous? Did you not have breakfast?”


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    “Yeah, I was in a rush to head out, so I skipped breakfast. Are you really not going to have some? I’ll


    finish everything if you don’t!” She double-checked with him.


    “Go ahead,” said Elias. “I’ll have the secretary get another serving if you want more.”


    “Oh, no. This is enough. Your secretary is really considerate; she ordered all this food for you. Trust


    me. One person couldn’t possibly finish it all.” Amanda was starving, and everything tasted amazing to


    someone in her current condition.


    Sure enough, she finished nearly all the food on the lunch tray in no time. Then, she picked up the


    ss of warm water from the coffee table and drank it, washing down her meal. She finally felt full and


    content after such a delicious meal.


    Once she was done, she leaned back on the couch, caressing her stomach, which still seemed.


    somewhat t, but in reality, she was stuffed.


    “I’m full now, but you haven’t eaten even a single bite. Ask your secretary to get you another serving.”


    “I’m not hungry,” Elias replied.


    Just then, a knock came at the door.


    “Come in,” said Elias without looking.


    It was Yacob. He hade to report on the investigation, but he didn’t expect to find Amanda there as


    well.


    Still, he greeted Amanda. “Hello, Miss Bailey.”


    “Have you found anything?” Elias already had an idea of what Yacob was going to say. That was


    because he had sent Yacob to investigate the background of the gardener early this morning.


    When Yacob saw that Elias didn’t mind Amanda being present, he went straight to the point. “Yes, the


    gardener’s name is Raymond Porter, 50 years old. He is an honest. person with no children, but he has


    a bedridden wife suffering from kidney failure. She has been in the hospital for years, undergoing


    dialysis and other costly treatments. It seems they have a very loving rtionship, and his wife’s illness


    prevented them from having children. It doesn’t seem likely that he would harm Stephanie.”


    “Aha! What did I say? That gardener didn’t look like the perpetrator at all, but… why would he be willing


    to take the me? Is someone forcing him to confess?” Amanda frowned.


    On the other hand, Elias narrowed his eyes. “The person forcing him to confess is likely someone we


    know. They’re probably worried that we’ll trace it back to them, so they got a scapegoat. I have a


    feeling that this gardener might have done it to keep his wife alive.”


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    Amanda got the gist of it as well. It was indeed touching, but she also thought the gardener was rather


    foolish. Even if his wife recovered, he would end up in prison. What was the point?


    “I’ll have a chat with this man. Maybe I can get some information out of him,” she said, grabbing her


    bag and preparing to leave.


    Elias stopped her, saying, “I’ll go with you. It won’t be easy to get information from him. We’ll have to


    use some tactics.”


    “What tactics?” a puzzled Amanda inquired.


    However, Elias only shot a look at Yacob. As they had a good rapport after working together for


    years, the subordinate instantly understood his boss’ intention. So, he simply nodded as he exited


    Elias’ office without another word.


    Only Amanda remained clueless, unable toprehend what they were up to.