The name Malloy made Balfourâs eyes darken, and a hint of caution flickered beneath his gaze.
Ellinor, sharp as a tack, caught the subtle shift in her brotherâs expression and asked curiously, âWhatâs wrong? Is there bad blood between you and Malloy?â
âMalloy is the alias Thaddeus used back home.â Balfour said as he shook his head in worry.
âMalloy is Thaddeus?â Ellinor was taken aback. âSo, that plot of land belongs to Thaddeus?â
Balfour gave her an affirmative nod. âWhat time is the auction? Iâll accompany you tomorrow.â
Without any attempt to hide, Ellinor replied, âItâs at ten tomorrow morning.â
âIâll pick you up tomorrow morning. Also, have the Blanchet familyâs staff bring in those toys from the back of the car for the kids.â
Ellinorâs mind was elsewhere as she murmured her thanks to her brother. Soon, members of the Blanchet familyâs staff were seen carrying in the toys Balfour had brought for the children.
Ellinor watched Balfourâs car drive away in deep thought. She glanced down at the painting titled âDark Nightâ. If she could find her mom, maybe she could find Theo too.
The kids were over the moon with their new toys.
Baber, hugging his share tightly, asked with gleaming eyes. âMommy, did Uncle buy these toys for us?â
Ellinor had never openly acknowledged Balfour as her brother, but she was not against her children calling him Uncle.
âYes. Uncle bought them for you and even delivered them himself.â After answering her eldest son, she handed a big box to her youngest. âAdrian, this oneâs yours.â
Tristan, who had been quietly observing, was stunned when Ellinor gave him a large box of toys. âIsâ¦
Is this really for me?â
âOf course, itâs for you. This isnât the first time Uncle has bought toys for you guys. Why the disbelief?â
Ellinor responded.
Tristan couldnât believe his luck.
The box contained a complete set of luxury excavator toys.
He had plenty of toys at home, but he had never received an excavator set before.
He had always loved these dirt-digging trucks, but Sophia wouldnât let him play with them. She claimed they were for the lower class and detested him playing with dirt.
Sophia would always buy him high-end car models, which he found boring and uninteresting.
Tristan was over the moon with joy as he held the excavator toys.
So, life could be this simple and joyful here.
After handing Layla her doll set, Ellinor dialed Balfourâs number and had each of the children thank him.
She then left the children to play with their new toys and retreated to her computer to search for information on this man named Malloy.
So, Malloy was Thaddeus. Recently, Thaddeus International Corporation had been selling off domestic assets on a large scale. Sophiaâs recent trip back home was probably to help her father manage these assets.