The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 4 Getting Caught

The night soon fell, welcoming the banquet. “Mr. McCalister, about Winters Enterprise’s

infringement case, I think it’d be better if another lawyer takes over. I might not be the

best candidate for this case.” Amanda went straight to the point and told her supervisor.

After settling Aiden down, she came to the banquet, wanting to look for Jackson

McCalister, her supervisor, to talk about handing her role to someone else. She dreaded

handling Winters Enterprise’s case, or Elias might discover her. Meanwhile, Jackson had a

glass of red wine in his hand and was surprised to hear that. “Why? Infringement cases

are your specialty, so this shouldn’t be difficult.” “I… I have my reasons. I hope you can

understand,” she replied. His eyes swept across her exposed shoulders as she spoke.

Jackson was a crude man in his forties, and from what Amanda heard, he liked getting

handsy with the women at the law firm. “Oh, yeah? What would that be? You can tell

me…” He placed his hand on her ivory arm. Subconsciously pulling away, Amanda

insisted, “Mr. McCalister, anyhow, I can’t take this case.” At the same time, Elias arrived at

that very banquet. His black suit complemented his upright posture, but his handsome

face seemed encased in a layer of thin ice. Just as he took a glass of wine from the waiter,

his phone began ringing. He glanced at it and saw it was a call from Howard. Frowning, he

answered the call and took a sip of his wine. “What’s the matter, Grandpa?” “You b*stard!

I’m warning you! As long as I’m alive, that clown, Grace Murphy, can never join our family!

The only granddaughter-in-law I acknowledge is Amanda!” Right after answering the call,

Elias heard his grandfather’s angry roar. He could not help but pull his phone away and

wait for Howard to finish his angry rants before placing his phone back to his ear,

frustratedly asking, “Grandpa, what’s all this about?” “Today, that clown revealed to the

public that she’ll marry you soon. Where did she get the courage to do that? If you dare to

get married behind my back, mark my words that I will break your legs!” With that, the old

man hung up in a fit of pique. Looking at the darkened screen, Elias let out a frown. It had

been four years since then, but his grandfather only acknowledged Amanda as his

granddaughter-in-law. That left him flabbergasted as he wondered what was so great

about her that she could get all the Winters Family’s elders to accept her. At that moment,

he heard a gentle female voice. “Elias, you’re finally here. I’ve been waiting for you.”

Grace Murphy wore a white halter dress and smiled sweetly as she approached him and

hugged his arm. Her gaze alone revealed that she was looking at her world. The man

hummed and asked, “Did you tell the press we’re getting married?” The blushing lady

whined, “Those reporters kept asking me, so I accidentally made a slip of the tongue. I’m

sorry, Elias. I didn’t do it on purpose…” “Let’s talk about it next time. Grandpa won’t agree

to it as of now.” Then, he finished his red wine in one go. At that, Grace’s sweet smile

stiffened. What does he mean by next time? I’ve worked so hard to persuade Elias to

marry me and even used all kinds of means and tricks, but now, he says we’ll talk about it

next time? Even after getting rid of that worthless ex-wife of his, I still can’t get Old Mr.

Winters’ approval. Tears began pooling in her eyes. At that moment, Elias inadvertently

looked at the opposite side of the pool and was stunned once again. It was Amanda! The

ex-wife that had been missing for four years! A touch of surprise and shock appeared in

the man’s eyes because he had a clear view this time. That woman was indeed Amanda

Bailey. His gaze was pinned onto that slim figure as though afraid she would disappear the

next moment. … “Amanda, how about coming home with me tonight? Then, we can

discuss why you refuse to take on this case.” The obscene Jackson kept trying to trick

Amanda into going home with him. By then, she was fed up with him. She knew going

home with that pervert was no different from treading dangerous ground. In that sense,

she would rather take on the Winters Enterprise case! With a polite smile, she retreated a

step. “Mr. McCalister, I’ll take the case. I have something to do, so I’ll be leaving now.” The

second she wheeled around, she was stunned in place. Elias was passing through the

crowd and storming toward her in rage. That’s right—storming toward me. Why does the

universe hate me? What did I do to deserve this?! Amanda’s eyes widened in fear, and she

could not help but take two steps back, landing straight inside Jackson’s arms. After

helping her find her footing, he asked, “Amanda, have you thought it through? Are you

willing to come home with me?” “You’ve mistaken. I was just walking this way!” She

pushed the lewd man away and hurriedly left in the other direction. No, no, no! Please

don’t let me get caught! While pleading inside her heart, she picked up her pace, but her

high heels stopped her from fleeing in success. “Ahh—” She twisted her ankle and

screamed in pain. The next moment, Elias’ large hand seized her shoulder before his deep,

sexy voice came from behind her. “Amanda! Stop right there!” She froze, not even having

the courage to look back. Her heart raced as a thin layer of sweat appeared on her

forehead. As despair dawned upon her, she closed her eyes in utter loss for action. Then,

she heard a loud plop from the pool, followed by someone screaming, “Hey, isn’t that the

celebrity, Grace Murphy? How did she fall into the pool?” The man released Amanda’s

shoulder and ran toward the pool. As soon as the devil’s grip vanished, she finally opened

her eyes in shock and turned around, only to see Elias walking away. Phew! With that, she

left the banquet and headed for the parking lot without turning back. It was a painful

journey stumbling to her car as her sprained ankle consumed every bit of her motivation.

Just as she was about to open the door, a man’s arm suddenly banged the door shut

oppressively. “Where do you think you’re going?” Raising her head, Amanda gazed into

Elias’ obsidian eyes. Their proximity allowed her to sniff the clean minty scent of his body.

Although her heart raced, she pretended to be calm. “Sir, you’ve got the wrong person.

Please excuse me.” My gosh. Just go away. He sneered and pinched her chin with his long

fingers. “Do you think I wouldn’t recognize my ex-wife? You’re questioning my

intelligence!” Being pushed against the car, she struggled while screaming, “Elias Winters!

What do you want from me?”