Elias’ Crimes and Punishments of Romance
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“Can’t you learn? Is it so difficult to learn to cook for the woman you love? Or is this the extent of yoursincerity in pursuing me?”

She was deliberately making things hard for Elias in an attempt to let him have a taste of his ownmedicine.

Knowing that Amanda was filled with resentment, the man remained silent.

When she got up and left, he stood up as well, offering. Then let me send you home.”

“There’s no need. I want to take a cab back. You promised to fix your temper, remember?”

In reality, she was worried that they would run into Aiden if Elias sent her home.

The man fell silent once again. He did promise to fix his bad temper.

Suppressing his dissatisfaction, he followed Amanda out of the World Trade Center and watched herflag down a cab and leave.

He then drove his car out of the parking lot and followed the cab, wanting nothing more than to ensureher safe arrival home.

In truth, he understood why Amanda treated him this way.

He deserved such treatment for all the wrongs he had done.

After following Amanda all the way back to Galaxy Bay, Elias parked his car in a dark corner andstayed there for a long time.

As he recalled the various wrongdoings he had committed against Amanda four years ago, he couldn’thelp realizing that each one of them was quite excessive.

His phone vibrated all of a sudden.

Frowning, he only glanced at it as he didn’t feel like answering the call. However, he quickly picked upthe phone when he saw that it was from the nursing home.

“Did something happen?”

The voice of the attending doctor came from the other end of the line. “Mr. Elias, your mother’scondition seems to be deteriorating. She keeps asking to see you. Do you have time to come over?”

Elias’ expression changed abruptly. “What happened to her?”

His parents had always been a mystery, having disappeared for many years. No one in his circle knewthe whereabouts of his parents; it was as if they had disappeared from the face of the earth.

Howard might have claimed to the public that his son and daughter-in-law had settled abroad, but that

was not true.

“I’m afraid I can’t say for sure, but your mother’s condition has been getting worse. I’m sure you areaware

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of that. It might be a good idea to come and see her if you have the time.”

“I’m on my way.”

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After hanging up the phone, Elias immediately turned his car around and headed toward the nursing

home.

Come to think of it, it seems like I haven’t visited my mother in half a year.

It wasn’t that Elias didn’t want to go, but every time he went, his presence would always trigger hismother and cause her mental state to deteriorate even further.

Elias arrived at the South Hill Care after nearly an hour’s drive.

Either due to the late hour or its inherently lifeless atmosphere, the place was eerily quiet.

After parking the car, he made his way to the upscale ward where his mother resided.

As he entered the room, he saw his mother’s frail figure in a patient’s gown as she sat in a rockingchair. muttering incessantly, “Waldo, all of this is retribution… Why do you still not believe in karma?”

Waldo Winters was the name of Elias’ father.

Elias walked up to his mother and kneeled slowly, observing her exhausted appearance.

“Is that you, Elias? Son.. Is it really you? Am I dreaming?” His mother looked at the handsome manbefore her and hesitated to believe what she was seeing. After all, she hadn’t seen her son in a longtime.

In a deep, resonant voice, Elias replied softly, “Mom, it’s me.”

“Elias, you’ve finally come! I was so scared!”

Jennifer Morales embraced him tightly right after she said that. She seemed to have been genuinelyfrightened, seeing as how tears poured out of her eyes.

Elias gently patted his mother’s back. “What are you afraid of? Are you unhappy staying here? I canreplace another nursing home for you.”

Jennifer shook her head vigorously and broke away from his embrace. “No, it’s not that. I’m afraid.retribution will fall upon you again. I’m really scared.”

“Mom, stop imagining things!” His face darkened the moment he heard the word ‘retribution Eliasdespised that word.

However, his mother grabbed his arm in a firm hold. “Have you forgotten how your father died? It wasall retribution. How could he do something as cruel as making someone else’s son be tortured to deathin his place? And then he died in a car accident after he was crushed to a pulp. What is this, if it’s notretribution?!”

Ever since Yelan’s tragic death years ago, strange events had plagued the Winters Family.

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Waldo consecutively got into car accidents, ultimately tragically dying in the last one. Since then,Jennifer had suffered a mental breakdown and had to be sent to this nursing home.

The worst thing was that Waldo had passed away on Elias’ birthday.

Because of that, Elias never celebrated his birthday again.

Four years ago, Amanda took the initiative to celebrate Elias’ birthday, only to have him leave her palewith fear when he exploded in a fit of anger.

“Stop it!”

Elias roared in frustration, completely silencing his mother, who then stared blankly at him.

Impatiently, he stood up. “I thought you wanted to see me. If you’re only going to talk about thesethings, I’ll leave. Take care and rest well.”

He was fed up with his mother’s belief in retribution every time he visited her. It gave him splittingheadaches.

His mother grabbed his arm. “Son, even if it’s for the sake of your future children, you need to becareful. Aren’t you afraid that your children will be hit by karma?”

Children…

Elias tall figure froze in place and a hint of shock appeared in his pitch-black eyes.

Did I lose my child because of… retribution?

Noticing his silence, Jennifer continued, “Hurry up and marry Grace. Yelan will leave us alone once youmarry her. The only thing he was concerned about was his sister. As long as you marry his sister,everything will be fine!”

Elias’ annoyance was visible on his face. Even though he couldn’t bear to listen to another word fromhis mother, he didn’t want to upset her, considering her fragile state of mind.

He managed to muster a response, albeit insincere. “I’ll consider it. With that, he retracted his arm andturned to leave the ward.

As the door closed, the bathroom door creaked open and Grace emerged from inside.

Jennifer gazed at Grace and sighed in a tearful voice. “I hope he listens to me. Grace, you mustn’tleave Elias. You really mustn’t. Nothing must happen to him; he’s the sole heir of the Winters Family.”

Grace feigned a meek demeanor as she kneeled before Jennifer. “Mrs. Winters, please rest assured. Iwill never leave Elias. I don’t want to be apart from him. He’s the one who doesn’t want me…”

“Grace, my dear. I believe Elias will come around. He said he will consider it, so he definitely will. Afterall, you’re the only daughter-in-law I accept.”

Jennifer gently caressed Grace’s head. She was utterly convinced that Grace was the key to breakingthis karmic cycle.

“Thank you, Mrs. Winters. I will be a supportive partner to Elias.” Even though Grace nodded with asmile, axiner glow disappen the ones of her men it is held pende Mix de moll undoubo boot house wo