Chapter 14

The teacher had not finished speaking when Amanda picked up her son and angrily exclaimed, “If all the teachers at this school have your work ethic, I’ll have to consider switching my son to a different one. I didn’t pay for him to come here and be humiliated.” She left with Aiden in her

arms.

Amanda carried her son outside the school gate and placed him on a bench by the roadside. She gently rubbed his little head and said, “Aiden, it’s wrong for them to call you a wild child, but it’s also wrong for you to hit someone. Do you understand?”

He sat on the bench, swinging his short little legs adorably. The pouting kid did not respond and merely turned his head away.

She smiled helplessly and concluded, “Alright, I know you’re upset. Are you hungry? Mommy will take you to eat something delicious.”

“Mommy, I don’t want to return to that place!”

“Okay, Mommy will find you a new school tomorrow, okay?”

Aiden finally smiled and nodded happily, then jumped off the bench and shouted, “I wanna eat steak!”

She felt a twinge of pain in her heart as she watched her dear son. He must’ve felt awful when others called him a wild child. Is it time for me to find him a…. dad?

After returning home that night, Amanda bathed and changed her son into his pajamas before putting him to bed. “Baby, read your book for a while. Mommy will go take a shower.”

“Okay.” He obediently took out his picture book and started reading, but as soon as she entered the bathroom, he secretly dialed Simon’s phone number using her phone.

The call was quickly answered before a man’s gentle and charming voice came through. “Amanda, why are you still up so late?”

“Uncle Simon, it’s me!”

Upon hearing the adorable voice, the man chuckled and asked, “Little guy, why aren’t you asleep yet? Don’t you have school tomorrow?”

“Uncle Simon, can you be my mommy’s husband?” Aiden asked seriously into the phone.

Simon had long been the perfect candidate for his father, but his mommy was not making things happen! How frustrating!

The man’s voice was full of indulgence as he laughed and asked, “Little guy, do you want me to be

your dad?”

“Yeah, if you marry my mommy, you can be my dad, and we’ll all be perfect. Besides, you don’t have a baby or a wife.” Aiden blinked his big eyes and felt that he had a valid argument.

At that moment, Amanda walked out of the bathroom and overheard his words. “Aiden Bailey, what are you talking about?” She walked over and snatched the phone away from him.

The kid looked at her with a pitiful expression and shouted, “Mommy…”

“Go to sleep! Mr. Simon is very busy. Why do you keep bothering him with phone calls?” she scolded him. Embarrassed, she took the phone to the balcony and awkwardly explained, “I’m sorry, this little brat keeps bothering you with his calls.”

“It was nothing, so don’t be angry at him.” The man chuckled.

“Well… Don’t take to heart what he said earlier. You know how children can be,” she said.

She knew she was not good enough

for Simon and had never thought otherwise. He was so outstanding while she was a divorcee with a son. How could she be worthy of him?

On the other end of the phone, he surprisingly said, “What if I told you that I did take it to heart?”

“Huh?” She was stunned and did not know how to react for a moment. What does that mean?

“You should go to bed. Goodnight. I’ll get back to work.”

“Okay.”

Amanda hung up the call, still confused. She laughed in resignation as she did not believe Simon was serious. I’m way out of his league.

Soon, it was the day of Howard’s birthday banquet. Before Amanda had even finished work at the law firm, he phoned her, after which she answered, “Grandpa.”

“Amanda, today is my birthday banquet. Since you promised to come, you must be here. I’ve been waiting for you.”

“Grandpa, I-

“Don’t make excuses! Can’t you even attend my birthday banquet? I’ve doted on you for nothing.”

She was rendered helpless and laughed. “Okay, I’ll be there on time, Grandpa.”

“Good! I’m waiting for you.”

After hanging up the phone, she opened her office drawer and took out a black velvet box. It was à birthday present she had prepared for Howard four years ago, but she never got the chance after

her divorce.

This was the perfect opportunity to deliver the gift to him, but that was all-she planned to hand over the present and leave right away.

What she did not know, though, was that he had set a trap for her and was determined to get her back together with Elias!

Night fell, and Amanda handed her kid over to the nanny. She changed her clothes and set off for Howard’s birthday banquet. As she arrived at the hotel banquet hall, she saw Elias and Grace in attendance. This is awkward… I can neither walk nor back off.

Luckily, Howard spotted her immediately and walked over with a smile. “Amanda! You finally made it. I’ve been waiting for you. I thought you weren’t coming.”

She smiled and said, “Of course, I came, Grandpa. I always keep my promises. Happy birthday to you. I wish you a long and healthy life.” She took out the birthday gift she had prepared long ago and handed it over. “Grandpa, this is a rare Moldavite pendant I sourced for you. I hope you like it.”

When Elias saw her, a hint of displeasure crossed his handsome but frowning face; he did not expect her to show up. Meanwhile, Grace’s face was even uglier. Amanda’s presence felt like a deliberate attempt by Howard to embarrass her. He was cold to her but warm to Amanda, clearly trying to make her look bad in front of the other guests.

Howard accepted the gift and opened it, revealing a pleasantly surprised expression. “Amanda knows me best.”

Grace glanced at it with disdain, thinking it was just a piece of rock. What’s so special about it? She could not help but chime in. “You know, Grandpa, the Kashmir sapphire I gifted you were sold for four million at the auction. I—”

As soon as she spoke, Howard became unhappy and retorted unkindly, “Did you buy it with your own money? Wasn’t it bought with money from Elias? Why not just say that it was a gift from my grandson?”

Her face instantly turned pale, and she was speechless in response.

Elias roared, “Grandpa!”

“Am I wrong? She spent our family’s money on a piece of sapphire. Do I not know how to spend my money? Do I need her to do it for me?” His words were full of sarcasm, and he completely looked down on her.

“Elias, stop it. It’s my fault…” uttered Grace as she grabbed the man’s arm, her face as pale as

paper.

Amanda was a little frightened when she saw the scene, not expecting Howard to be this good at pissing someone off