The Lawyer’s Romance in Law Chapter 284

Chapter 284 A Story From the Past

Yacob nodded in agreement and faced Elias with a grave look on his face, waiting for him to make his decision. Alas, Elias’ mind was made. “I know what I’m doing. Both of you, please just do what you’re supposed to do and don’t cause more trouble for me if you’re really serious about saving Aiden.“

Amanda and Yacob shared a look, slipping into silence as they watched Elias returning into the ward to continue reading the storybook for Aiden.

Amanda stood outside the ward as she watched as Elias expression turned gentle in an instant. He had shifted to the role of a loving father in the blink of an eye as he patiently told a story to his son as though the person who berated them earlier wasn’t him but someone else instead.

Then, Yacob dragged her to a corner. “Lord, you really went to the Momsey Residence! I thought that you’d leave when you found out that we weren’t there, but you actually went in after we left. This is as good as rocking the boat!”

“I… Just don’t want to miss out on this chance.” She merely wanted to give it a shot, thinking that she could convince Taylor with her charisma. Alas, judging from Taylor’s reaction, it seemed that she had underestimated how dire the situation was between Elias and Taylor.

Yacob was hopping mad. “Did you think that you could convince Taylor with your words? That’s impossible! You have no idea what kind of feud existed between Mr. Winters and him, and it was a feud that can never be reconciled. That’s utterly out of the question.”

“I think it’s about his sister. Why does he hate Elias so terribly?” A curious Amanda couldn’t figure out what could have happened that made Taylor despise Elias so badly.

Initially, Yacob didn’t want to speak about this, but seeing how reckless she was, he had no other choice but to tell her about it. Therefore, he stole a peek at Elias in the ward and said, “Let’s talk outside.”

So, she tentatively closed the ward door and followed him to the hospital garden.

In the garden, they chose a secluded corner without anyone, and Yacob started to tell her a story from the past, “I didn’t plan to bring this up, but I think it’s better for me to tell you so that you won’t keep going to the Momsey Residence and do something dumb. Once I finish telling you everything, I can rest easy knowing that you won’t do anything idiotic.”

Is it really that serious? Amanda thought, feeling a tight squeeze in her heart. In all honesty, she was still carrying a small glimmer of hope that Taylor would donate his bone marrow.

He sighed wearily as he slowly began, “This happened many years ago, and actually, it had nothing to do with Mr. Winters. It was Rosie Momsey that pushed herself off the edge.”

“Rosie Momsey? Is she Taylor Momsey’s sister?”

“Yes, she’s the one I’m talking about. Back then, this girl was courting Mr. Winters very aggressively and everyone in the circle knew about it. She was crazy about him, but he wasn’t interested in her at all. She started to pester Mr. Winters ever since they were in high school, and he had always ignored her. Later, when he went abroad for studies, she insisted on following him abroad, too.” Amanda was stunned to silence that she was so obsessed with Elias, and Yacob continued, “This girl… Even though Mr. Winters had rejected her countless times, she kept bothering him. If any ladies got into contact with him, or even spoke to him, she would make life hell for the women. In the end, no women dared to approach Mr. Winters, and it was all because of Rosie. Then, when he returned to the country after graduation, she

continued with her ways and wouldn’t let him out of her sight. Once, he rejected her in public and totally embarrassed her, hoping that she’d give up, but guess what happened after that?”

“What happened?”

“She attempted suicide by threatening to leap off a building! That woman created a really huge scene at that time, creating such a stir that it even hit the headlines. If Old Mr. Winters hadn’t suppressed the news, I think the entire country would know about it until this day.”

Amanda’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets in shock. “Suicide? Leaping off a building? So, she died because of that?”

Yacob waved his hand. “Let me finish. This was considered the first time she made such a big scene and Taylor came looking for Mr. Winters to help resolve the situation. Because it concerned a life, he went and saved her. After that, things should have cooled down and she should have given up, but she didn’t and kept bugging Mr. Winters. She wanted nothing but to be his wife and used all sorts of means, even going as far as spiking him. Do you think this is love? This is purely an obsession.”

“It is truly messed up, but then what? What happened afterward?” She couldn’t wait to find out what happened to Rosie and why Taylor hated Elias with every fiber of her being.

“After? After that, Mr. Winters kept rejecting her nonstop, and finally, he couldn’t tolerate her anymore when she stole his dirty laundry and slapped him. Then, she started crying and making a scene again. threatening to kill herself. But this time, she didn’t jump off a building and chose to take sleeping pills instead.”

Amanda balled her hands into fists in astonishment and thought. This girl is really tough on herself.

“She finished a bottle of sleeping pills and almost lost her life from it. After she was sent to the hospital, she was under emergency treatment for a few days and finally managed to stay alive. Unfortunately, her mind snapped after that incident. And now, she’s completely mad and locked up in a mental hospital.”

Now that Amanda was aware of the full story, all she could think was that Rosie was a perverted person. who lost her mind due to her decisions. “So, Taylor hates Elias because of this?”

“Yeah. When Rosie was taking the pills, she threatened her family to get Mr. Winters to see her. If they didn’t, she would finish the entire bottle. So, Taylor went to look for Mr. Winters again, but Mr. Winters was truly annoyed because he was already overwhelmed with work after taking over the company and didn’t have the time to waste on comforting Rosie. Hence, he didn’t even let Taylor into the house at that time. Taylor waited outside the house in vain for hours, begging him to save Rosie, and still, Mr. Winters didn’t agree to meet her. In the end, she kept to her word and finished the pills. She almost died from her actions and ended up losing her mind. Of course, Taylor bears a grudge against Mr. Winters for this.”

Finally, she understood the situation. “In other words, if Elias had agreed to meet Rosie that time, there is a chance that she wouldn’t have taken the pills and become as mad as a hatter.

“She definitely wouldn’t have taken the pills because that was just her means to threaten Mr. Winters to meet her. It’s an old trick of hers, always playing the pitiful card. On the other hand, Mr. Winters couldn’t possibly allow himself to be threatened by her his whole life, could he? He doesn’t even like her. Why would he spend any time on her? Furthermore, if that continued, he would be wrapped around her little finger.” Yacob himself couldn’t help but grit his teeth in frustration when he recalled Rosie’s face and everything she did.

Amanda nodded in agreement, imagining that Elias was most definitely thoroughly annoyed at that time because a woman he didn’t like pestered him to that point.

When she fell silent in her contemplation, Yacob sighed helplessly. “Now you know everything. Taylor’s sister lost her mind because of Mr. Winters and Taylor had always been a very protective elder brother. There’s no way that he would donate his bone marrow to Mr. Winters’ son. You can forget about such a notion.”