Chapter 1104: Chapter 1104

Balfour shot him an annoyed glance and said, “Buzz off! If you want to hang out here, go ahead, if not, beat it! You know, if you shut up, no one would think you’re mute!”

Bartlett shrugged and smirked, “Look at you, Mr. Howard, you sure know how to talk back to me, but when it comes to Ellinor, you turn into a scaredy–cat!”

Balfour’s expression turned serious, reaching for his cane to give him a good whack.

Seeing that, Bartlett quickly stood up and shrugged again, “I’m full. I’m going to take a stroll outside.

You guys take your time!”

With that, he hightailed it out of there.

Only then did Balfour toss his cane aside, letting out a sigh.

Ellinor could tell that Balfour and Bartlett got along like a house on fire, with no pretense of politeness there.

Frustrated at his powerlessness when it came to his own sister, Balfour turned his unhappy gaze to the silent Theo and asked, “When did you get back?*

After feeding Baber, Theo wiped the little one’s mouth with a napkin, answering casually, “Took a red–

eye back this morning.”

Balfour’s face was grim, “You’re quite something, leaving pregnant Ellinor alone at home while you gallivant around overseas!”

Theo’s expressionless face furrowed slightly, seemingly aware of his lapse but helpless to do otherwise, “Things were a bit hairy abroad. I didn’t want to drag her around with me either.”

Balfour remained poker–faced, “I hope you were really busy working; don’t let me find out you’ve done my sister wrong.”

Theo retorted coldly, “You’re overthinking this, Mr. Howard. You might want to sort yourself out first.

Ellinor hasn’t even acknowledged you as her brother yet.”

Balfour said nothing.

If Ellinor hadn’t acknowledged him, he didn’t even have the right to lecture Theo.

Balfour glanced helplessly at Ellinor, hoping she would understand his feelings as her brother.

But Ellinor ignored him, focusing on her breakfast, occasionally glancing at the child in Theo’s arms and chatting with him.

Baber, having eaten his fill and feeling an unprecedented sense of security, started to feel sleepy.

Having stayed awake all night for fear that Ellinor might leave and not daring to seek her out behind his grandma’s back, he then felt his eyelids growing heavy, struggling to stay awake.

Seeing Baber’s state, Ellinor, having finished her meal, reached out and said, “Mr. Blanchet, Baber’s sleepy. Hand him to me. I’ll take him back to the room – for a nap! You should eat something too!”

But Theo didn’t hand the child over, softly saying, “I’m not hungry. I’ll take him back to the room to rest.

You should eat more; how could soup be enough?”

Before Ellinor could say anything else, Theo had already stood up, cradling the child, and turned to leave.

Before Theo arrived here, he had Collin keep a close eye on Ellinor, not letting her eat any food from the Howard family. Since he was there then, he had Collin supervise the Howard family’s kitchen.

The ingredients for today’s breakfast were all personally bought by Collin from local villagers‘ homes, and the cooking was also overseen by him in the kitchen. So, all of it was perfectly safe.