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Chapter 155 Almost Like a Changed Man
Upon seeing his look of fury, Lazarus slowly said, “Calm down and let me explain. There’s
a reason behind. these things. How would someone who has never pursued a woman like
you understand?”
This was the truth-Elias had never pursued any woman as they had always been the ones
doing the chasing.
“Out with it already!” Elias growled, suppressing the ball of fire in his chest.
Lazarus poured himself a glass of wine, which he took a small sip from before slowly
explaining, “Do you think there’s any point in forcing her like this? Is she giving you the
slightest chance? The more you chase after her, the more firmly she rejects you, right?”
Elias didn’t reply. It seemed that that was indeed the case; either way, it was true that
Amanda refused to give in.
Elias’ silence told Lazarus that he had hit the nail on the head. Clearing his throat, he
began to speak with the tone of a seasoned master. “That’s why you should change your
tactics in a time like this. Women are all the same; she’ll get annoyed if you chase her too
much, but she won’t feel comfortable if you stop all of a sudden. If you still have a place in
her heart, she might even pursue you instead.
“If I still have a place in her heart?” Elias repeated. “Four years ago, perhaps, but now… I
don’t know.”
He had hurt her heart, and now he didn’t have a clue if he still held a place in her heart.
Despite that, Lazarus said, “That makes things easy. If you had a place in her heart before,
you still do. She’s just scared from the hurt you caused her and doesn’t want to make the
same mistake again.”
definitely
Elias listened to his confident speech, unsure if he actually understood. However, at a time
like this, he could only make do with what he had.
“Hurry up and tell me your plan. Stop beating around the bush and act like a man,” Elias
said disdainfully. He disliked Lazarus’ ramblings the most; it would always take him ages
to get to the point.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Are you believing me at last? You have to hand it off to me when it comes to things like
this. I definitely know women better than you. Let me tell you, women are all…” Lazarus
began to boast.
Unable to bear with his antics anymore, Elias threatened, “Another word of nonsense from
you and I’ll pour this bottle of wine over your head.”
“Look at that temper of yours. Do you think she’d dare to change her mind? What if you
hurt her again?”
Elias let out an angry laugh. He was nearly losing his mind from frustration, but Lazarus
had yet to get to the point.
He held his anger in and clenched his fists tightly, biting out through gritted teeth, “Are
you going to f*cking tell me or not? If not, I’m leaving.”
As soon as he finished, he stood up to leave when Lazarus suddenly held him back. “Okay,
okay, I’ll tell you. Why are you still so aggressive? I’ll tell you my plan now…”
Elias’ expression finally eased at his words. He returned to his seat to patiently listen to
Lazarus’ instructions, and he was so focused it was almost as if he was about to retrieve a
pen and paper to start taking notes.
At the same time, back in Northern No. 1, Aiden’s voice sounded.
“Mommy, I’m hungry.”
Amanda was spacing out in the living room when Aiden suddenly woke up and left his
room with a bleary-eyed look.
“Hungry? What do you want to eat? I’ll make some for you.”
She glanced outside the window and noticed that the sky had already turned dark. Aiden
had been sleeping ever since they left the movie theater without eating anything, so it
was about time for him to start getting hungry.
After a moment of heavy deliberation, Aiden finally declared, “I want to have noodles.”
“Noodles again? Okay, I’ll make some for you. Just play in the living room for a while.”
“Okay.”
Hence, Amanda headed to the kitchen alone and opened the fridge to retrieve some
noodles and other ingredients, deciding to make a simple plate of spaghetti for dinner.
However, she couldn’t help but think of Elias, who had yet to return since he left,
wondering if his fever had gone down yet.
After some time, she shook her head, muttering to herself, “He’s an adult. He doesn’t
need you to worry about him. Stop thinking about these things and take good care of your
child.”
Had she been too harsh earlier? As soon as she said she would never remarry, Elias stared
at her in silence for a long moment before leaving the house, and she had no idea where
he went either.
After washing some vegetables, Amanda was just about to start preparing dinner when
the doorbell rang.
Then, Aiden’s voice sounded from outside. “Mommy, someone’s ringing the doorbell!”
“Okay, I got it.”
She turned around and left the kitchen to open the door. When she arrived at the foyer
and looked through the doorbell camera, she saw that Elias was standing outside the door.
He came back?
After a moment of hesitation, she opened the door, only to see that Elias had his hands
piled high with takeout boxes.
“You’re…”
“You two haven’t eaten anything yet, right? I brought some food back. Let’s eat it before it
turns cold.”
As if he were a changed man, Elias seemed to have forgotten Amanda’s rejection as he
strode into the
house.
Something’s strange…
After closing the door, she soon heard Aiden’s excited shrick. “Wow, it’s fried chicken! I
love fried chicken!”
Elias rubbed the kid’s head with an affectionate smile. “Eat more if you like it so much. It’s
all for you.”
As if rubbing salt into her wounds, Aiden immediately said to Amanda, “Mommy, I don’t
want noodles. anymore. I want this.”
She fell silent. This little brat really is realistic.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe returned to the couch and took a seat and couldn’t help but laugh as she watched
Aiden stuffing his face. “Slow down, no one’s going to take it from you.”
However, Elias smiled. “He’s just like me when I was a child. Grandpa said I ate exactly
like this when I was hungry.”
“Then, were you this realistic as a child?” Amanda supported her chin with both hands,
watching Aiden
eat.
Elias narrowed his eyes. “Realistic?”
“Don’t you think he’s very realistic? He likes sports cars and mansions, and he likes good
food too. All of the things he likes are materialistic.”
She was afraid that if Elias continued to spoil Aiden like this, she would have a hard time
bringing him up.
However, Elias disagreed. “You’re thinking too much. All children are like this. Besides, it’s
not like we aren’t capable of letting him enjoy these things. Are we supposed to let him
suffer?”
Hearing that, Amanda fell silent. As a matter of fact, she was extremely conflicted. It was
fine if the Winters Family were unaware of Aiden’s existence, but they would definitely
fight for custody once they. found out. While she would never give up custody of Aiden to
Elias, she feared that it would be extremely difficult to win the case.
After Aiden had his fill, he became filled with energy as he had slept the entire afternoon
away and refused to go to bed. Hence, Amanda and Elias were subjected to a long period
of playtime before they finally managed to coax him to bed.
Amanda immediately flopped onto the couch in exhaustion, all of her strength sapped
from taking care of Aiden. The two sat on the couch in the living room, the sound of the
cartoon playing on the television. filling the room with neither of them saying a word.
Amanda couldn’t help but sneak a glance at the man next to her. He seemed to have
become extremely calm as he stared at the television, though she was unsure if he was
actually watching it.
“Why did you come back?”
Elias shot her a look. “What else? Where would I sleep? I haven’t settled down anywhere
yet, so shouldn’t you take responsibility?”
Amanda was immediately rendered speechless.
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