The Barrister's Love in Town

Chapter 1 She’s Pregnant, so Let’s Get a Divorce

for us. You know I detest clingy women the most.” The man was merciless, and his eyes flamed with a slight impatience. “I…” She wanted to explain she had gone to the celebratory dinner and cared for him while he was drunk. One thing led to another, and they slept together, impregnating her without knowing. However, his indifference prompted her to keep those words to herself. Wow. I give up. Forget it. What’s there to say to a sc*mbag who abandons his wife and child? “Mrs. Winters, just agree to the divorce. Elias doesn’t love you, so there’s no meaning in prolonging this matter.” That woman daintily leaned onto his shoulder and grinned like a winner announcing her victory. Drawing a deep breath, Amanda held back the pain in her heart and gazed at the man before her. “Let’s get a divorce, then. You can pick whenever you want to go through the procedure. I’m always free.” Once she finished, she left the villa without looking back. Tears fell the second she turned around, not wanting to let the man see her crying again. Meanwhile, surprise flashed across Elias’ handsome face as he was not expecting her to agree so quickly. He wondered if she had always been this easily provoked. At first, he thought she would be overcome by greed and refused to discard her position as his wife because she was broke when she married him. “Hurray! Elias, your wife agreed to the divorce! So, when will you marry me?” the woman asked with anticipation. Flinging her arm away, Elias glanced at her with disdainful eyes. “Don’t worry. I won’t marry you even if you’re the last woman on Earth.” The woman was dumbfounded, unable to accept his sudden change in attitude. “Elias… How could you say that? I’m pregnant with your child, and I—” “The hell you are! Don’t you know whose child you’re bearing? Get out!” he roared at the woman before storming up the stairs. How could he let such a