The Lawyer’s Romance in Law
Chapter 206

Chapter 206 A Divorcee

"Mr. Winters, why aren't you keeping Aiden company tonight? Since you've just reunited with him, you're supposed to spend more time with him."

When Yacob caught sight of Elias' sharp gaze through the rearview mirror, he kept his mouth shut, knowing he shouldn't be such a busybody. Instead of replying to him, Elias looked out the window with a hint of dejection behind his gaze. He couldn't help but put on a self-mocking smile. Perhaps I've demanded too much from a three-year-old kid. He needs more time to digest this kind of matter.

Since Aiden was aware that Elias was his father, that was enough. Elias decided to let nature take its course. When he was done retrieving all his shares, he would make more time for his son.

Elias slept over in his office. The next day, he freshened up and headed straight to Jack's house. Since he needed the older man's help, he couldn't afford to be negligent.

When he arrived at the Allegra Villa, the butler invited him to have a seat in the living room. After Elias was served coffee, he started waiting for Jack. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

He had woken up early to show Jack that he was sincere.

Since the matter of getting back his shares was of utmost importance, he had to be meticulous in everything he did.

In the past few days, he had been relying on lots of coffee to keep him awake.

Just then, he heard a series of footsteps from behind, but he reckoned the person wasn't Jack because it sounded like the footsteps of a woman. Moreover, she was stealthy.

Elias pretended not to notice her presence and continued drinking coffee. When the woman was close enough to him, she was ready to scare him. Much to her surprise, the man turned his head all of a sudden, causing her to exclaim in shock.

"Ah!"

Elias took a look at the woman and reckoned that she was in her early twenties. She was beautiful, and the way she carried herself showed that she was a wealthy young lady.

Is she Jack's daughter, Stephanie?

"Why did you scare me? I almost jumped out of my skin!" Stephanie covered her chest. She was so shocked that her face turned pale.

Elias put down his cup and refuted impassively, "You wouldn't have been shocked if you hadn't tried to scare me."

Stephanie snorted and sat down on the couch across from him before examining the man.

Is he Elias Winters, the man my father wants me to marry? I heard Elias was an ugly man with a bad temper, but this man looked nothing like it.

When she finally made out the man's face, she fell into a dazed state. He was the most handsome man she had ever seen. Despite the fact that he sported an impassive expression, his face was chiseled and attractive.

I didn't expect Elias Winters to look like this...

Jack came down the stairs just then. "Why are you so early, Elias? I just woke up." Jack came over slowly. When he caught sight of his daughter, he was surprised. "Why are you here, Steph?"

Elias rose from the couch and asked, "Mr. Allegra, didn't you tell me your daughter would be coming back tomorrow?"

"I did, but I didn't expect she'd come back in advance last night. She said she wanted to give me a surprise."

Elias put on a faint smile without saying anything else.

"Have a seat. Steph, come and sit down beside me. There's something I need to talk to you about." Jack took his daughter's hand and sat down on the couch across from Elias.

"Steph, I've decided that you and Elias will get engaged next month, and the wedding will be held by the end of the year. Don't go anywhere else. Just stay here and get prepared for your wedding—" Before he even finished his words, Stephanie stood up straight in fury and bellowed, "Dad! How could you make such an important decision for me without my permission? I told you there's a man I love. I won' marry anyone else!"

Elias only looked at them with a smile and continued having his now-not-so-warm coffee.

It's great that she doesn't want to marry me. I don't want to marry her either.

It would be best if the woman could successfully dissuade her father. In that case, not only could Elias get back his shares, but he also didn't have to marry the woman.

He had nothing against Stephanie, but he just found her to be noisy. He got a headache just by listening to her.

If he married such a woman, he would be frustrated every day.

Jack took a look at Elias before making Stephanie sit back down on the couch. "I don't care. You have to marry Elias. Your taste for men is terrible. How could you find a poor man to snatch my wealth? I've been working hard all my life, so I'm not going to pass on everything to a poor man like him. No way that's going to happen!"

"You're so unreasonable, Dad! I told you Crisp isn't that kind of person. We can sign a prenuptial agreement. He's not after our wealth!"

Stephanie believed that she had found the right man. However, Jack had been in the business world for years, so he could easily see through Crispin's mind.

"Elias is way better than Crispin. Why don't you try spending time with him? You'll soon realize that Crispin isn't worth your time."

"No! No one is comparable to Crisp. Why would I marry a divorcee? I don't want him!"

Stephanie glanced at Elias with disdain.

A divorcee?

Elias couldn't help but smile when he heard that. It was the first time anyone ever called him a divorcee.

With an awkward expression, Jack said, "Please forgive her, Elias. She's still a willful young woman..."

"That's fine. Since she's still very young, I'm sure she didn't say it intentionally." Elias didn't mind anyone calling him a divorcee, for that was the truth. Not only was he a divorcee, but he was also a father to a child.

For the next 30 minutes, he watched the father and daughter arguing with each other. Jack made time to talk about business-related matters with Elias before the latter left. He even made Stephanie see him off.

A displeased Stephanie walked alongside him and hissed, "Don't even dream about marrying me, Mr. Winters. I will never marry you. There's a man I love, and I'll spend the rest of my life with him."

"Then you have to try harder to make a fuss, Miss Allegra. This kind of intensity can't make your father call off the engagement."

Stephanie was dumbfounded upon hearing that, thinking that she had misheard him. Why did he even say that? Doesn't he want to marry me?

"What do you mean?"

Elias stopped in his tracks and glanced dispassionately at her. "I'm not only a divorcee, but I also have a three-year-old son. If you don't want to be a stepmother, kick up a bigger storm. Otherwise, you'll have no choice but to marry me."

With that, he turned around and left, leaving Stephanie in shock.

What?! Not only is he a divorcee, but he also has a three-year-old son! Is my dad out of his mind? How could he make me become someone else's stepmother? No! There's no way I'll allow that to happen! She immediately returned to the living room, ready to argue with her father again. There was no way she would become a child's stepmother.

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