âWhereâs Ellinor? With all the crap Theoâs landed himself in, sheâs still not back?â
At the mention of Ellinor, Veronicaâs eyes lit up like a warning beacon. âShe canât know about this!
Grandma said that Theoâs probably six feet under now, so the kid in Ellinorâs belly is the only bloodline left of Thea. We canât risk anything happening to Ellinor and the baby. she canât be stressed out!â
Sophia, eyes filled with sorrow, nodded while wiping her tears. âYou guys are right! Ah, Veronica, Iâm feeling all over the place right now. Iâd rather not bother your grandparents. Tell them for me that Iâll have my dadâs people look into what the heck happened. We have to avenge Theo!â
After that, Sophia wiped her tears one last time and turned to leave.
Once out of the Blanchet familyâs sight, Sophia dialed a number in her car. âFind where Ellinor is, pronto! I want answers in ten!â
When Byran returned home, he found Ellinor picking at her lunch. Despite her hunger, the food tasted bland.
âYouâre having lunch?â Byran walked over, eyeing the food on Ellinorâs plate.
It was a rich and nutritious meal prepared by the professional nutritionist.
Ellinor snapped back to reality. âYouâre back.â
Byran nodded and took a seat across from her. âEat up.â
Ellinor took a distracted bite of her steak, noticing Byranâs furrowed brows, like he was deep in thought.
âWhatâs on your mind? Did Ida give you the cold shoulder again?â She asked.
Byran frowned. âI feel like Idaâs been acting weird today, like sheâs hiding something from me. And my brotherâs been off as well. Itâs not like him to give me a day off.â
Ellinor had no idea what was so strange, nor did she care to find out.
She couldnât eat any longer, so she picked up her phone to watch some videos.
While scrolling, Ellinor saw news of an explosion at an abandoned factory on the outskirts of town, but soon swiped past it.
Just then, the family butler approached. âMs. Mendoza, you have a visitor.â
Byran asked, âA visitor? Who?â
The butler shook his head. âI donât recognize her, but she insisted she came specifically to see Ms.
Mendoza. Her name is Sophia.â
Ellinor was taken aback upon hearing this.
How did Sophia find her here?
Byran remembered what Ida had told him earlier about keeping an eye on Ellinor and shielding her from the outside world as much as possible, so she could avoid unnecessary stress.
Sophia was clearly no saint; she was the root cause of the misunderstanding between Ellinor and Theo.
Her appearance now, regardless of her intentions, was bound to stress Ellinor out.
Realizing this, Byran quickly instructed the butler. âWe donât know any Sophia! Donât let her in; tell her to hit the road!â