The Lawyer’s Romance in Law

Chapter 382 We'll See About That

Upon arrival at the Allegra Villa, Amanda stepped out of the bodyguard's car, whereupon the latter said, "Someone will bring you your car tomorrow." She then responded with an affirmative hum and walked away without saying a single word.

In the meantime, Crispin was following right behind Amanda closely as he also arrived at the Allegra Villa. After parking his car, he confronted Amanda once again and asked, "It seems that there is more than meets the eye between you and that man. He said he would take something that belongs to you away from you. What would that be?"

Amanda stopped in her tracks and looked back. "Don't you have anything else better to do than poking your nose into my business? Who do you think you are to demand an answer from me? Worry about yourself?"

"Well, I can't force you to do what you don't want, but it seems to me that I just got the goods on you. Think about it-if Elias knows you went out to meet another man tonight, what would he think?" "What do you want?" Amanda stared at the man before her, questioning her initial judgment for thinking of Crispin as a faithful man. Damn it! Even a dog is much more loyal than this fella.

As Amanda seemed to have fallen for his schemes, Crispin smiled and replied, "Nothing. I just want to tell you that I have my eyes on you, so it'd be wise for you to stay out of my way. If I'm in trouble, things won't end well between you and Elias either."

"Do you think you're capable of pulling that off?"

While Crispin appeared to be rather confident with his sinister plan, Amanda only sniggered. unconcernedly. "Well, we could find that out if you push your luck. After all, it's every man for himself, and I'm no exception as I would do anything to protect my own interest."

"Oh, really? We'll see about that."

In response, Amanda reacted with a cold grunt and headed inside the estate. There is no way I'd concede to this guy! No way!

As Amanda slowly disappeared from sight, Crispin chuckled coldly and said, "Hmph! How feisty! We'll see

about that."

Later that night, Stephanie was lying in bed, pretending to be asleep. When Crispin came back, she heard the noise and unknowingly tensed from head to toe, but she continued to keep her eyes closed. Deep down, she was unwilling to face that man, but Crispin couldn't care less about her as he bossed her around like she was his maid. "Get up and fetch me a cup of tear

Nevertheless, Stephanie only responded with silence by continuing to feign slumber. Piqued by her reaction, Crispin lost his cool. "I said get up! I'm talking to you! Do you know how tiring it was for me to stalk Amanda just so that I can find something to use against her? Is this how you treat your husband?"

"Alright, I heard you...." Stephanie was forced to creep off her bed as she put on her sleeping robe and left the bedroom.

On the other hand, Amanda, who was just done with her shower, returned to her room, only to feel thirsty

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shortly after. Thus, she made her way to the refrigerator in the kitchen to grab herself a bottle of water and ran into Stephanie, who was making tea there. Ever since she moved into the Allegra Villa, she heard that Stephanie never had to do any of the house chores by herself. Therefore, she couldn't understand why she was making tea at that moment. Is she drunk or something? No, wait. I think I caught a strong alcoholic scent when I was talking to Crispin earlier. Could she be making the tea for him?

"Are you making tea for Crispin?"

Startled by Amanda's voice, Stephanie snapped out of her trance and placed her hand on her chest. "Damn! You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

"Why are you so freaked out? It's not like you're doing something shady" Amanda entered the kitchen and opened the fridge, reaching out for the bottle of water before she opened it and guzzled the water down

her throat.

Meanwhile, Stephanie didn't say a single word as she continued to make her tea. Deep down, she wasn't sure whether Elias understood what she told him, for she had only revealed half of the story. Furthermore, it seemed to her that Amanda knew nothing about her situation, not to mention the hostility and grudge she had against her. Therefore, she didn't think they would have a lot of interaction with each other.

However, unlike what Stephanie expected, Amanda took a look around the kitchen and went on

10 close the door after making sure that they were alone. "Crispin was responsible for Raymond Porter's death, as well as the man who slept with you that night, wasn't he?" Despite knowing the truth, Amanda still wanted to hear it from Stephanie herself.

Soon, Stephanie slowly looked up with her mouth wide agape, unable to utter a single word, but despite her silent response, her expression gave away her thoughts. "How did you know that? Did Elias tell you that? I didn't manage to finish the whole story when Crispin came in the last time

"That's plenty, actually. Elias is smart, and he was able to figure out the rest of the story with his wits."

The next second, Stephanie grasped Amanda's hands tightly and said, "Save me! Please, I can't take it anymore! Ever since we got married, Crispin has changed. It's as though he's become a different person He is no longer the gentle and caring senior I once knew before..."

"Don't worry about that. Elias is already working on it, and I believe we're going to find something useful soon. Furthermore, we already know the truth, and all we need is just some concrete evidence." Nonetheless, Stephanie responded agitatedly by grabbing Amanda's hands. "I can't wait much longer, though. I can't take it anymore. Even one second with him feels like a decade to me now... "What's wrong? You're now in the Allegra Villa, not to mention the fact that you're the Allegra Family's daughter while he is your family's son-in-law. What's the worst that he could do to you?" Amanda could tell from Stephanie's strange reaction that something was wrong. When she looked down later, she noticed the blood stains. beneath her fingernails, which indicated that she might have been pricked by needles." "What happened to your fingertips?" Amanda seized her hand.

Stephanie's reflex prompted her to retract her fingers as she moaned in pain. "It was him. He did this to me, she cried.

"What?" How could he do such a thing? He is such a b*stard! Does he really think of himself as the Allegra Family's heir? "I'm going to teach him a lesson now."

When Amanda was about to leave, Stephanie held her hand and stopped her. "No, please don't do that. If you piss him off, he is going to upload the video of what happened that night onto the internet. By then, my life will be ruined."

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Do you seriously believe he'll do that? He is the man in that video that night' It he really has the guts to do that. I'd really love to see him do it because I don't think he dares to do the Stephanie cried in response. Tve seen that video. Only his back was shown all the time, but my face was clearly seen, so if this video goes public, no one will recognize him."

Damn it I can't believe that b*stard had it all planned out! How wicked" "But even so, you can't just stand by and let him bully you! That's actually abuse. He must be out of his mind to treat you like that Amanda got madder when she stared at the wounds on Stephanie's fingertips, unable to stand by and watch Stephanie get bullied without doing anything. In fact, when she was working abroad as a defending lawyer back then. she would not help any defendant who was charged with domestic violence.

Staring at Amanda's angry look, Stephanie finally understood how much having a family meant to her. She then cried to Amanda and said, "I'm sorry, Amelia I didn't mean to keep Mom and Dad in the dark. about that matter. It really slipped my mind, and I was still too young to...." She sank to her knees. emotionally, condemning herself for the mistake she made in her youth. Amelia is my sister. I should have shared everything I have with her, but what did I do back then? I left her behind and ran off to look for the maids without telling them where she was. What was wrong with me back then?