On the flip side, Ellinor was on her way home Her mind was a total mess as she relived Theoâs injuries, his last look at her, and their misunderstanding She was freaking out!
As soon as she walked through the door, her cat came over lo rub against her foot.
Having swapped her shoes for slippers, Ellinor bent down to pick up her cat, feeling a bit more at ease Chase was brewing coffee in the kitchen Seeing her return, he asked, âWhy are you back so early?
Any juicy gossip from Old Mr. Bagleyâs birthday party?â
Ellinor sat down with the cat in her arms, flopping onto the couch. âYeah, I got some.â
H She was mistaken by old Mr. and Mrs. Bagley for their granddaughter, unintentionally, but still, that counted.
This way, it would be much easier for her to go dig up some dirt on the Bagley family in the future.
Something seemed off to Chase, âEh? Why the long face if you got something?ââ
Ellinor replied, âTired!â
Chase handed her a glass of milk, âWhatâs up? Did you dance your feet off at the party?â
Ellinor took the milk, gave Chase, who was always ready with a barb, a look, and then told him about the test results from the hospital thing?â
Upon hearing this, Chase furrowed his brows in alert. âSomeone tampered with your lab report, who would do such a Ellinor chuckled, âIf Iâm not mistaken, it should be Patricia, sheâs the only one who would keep an eye on me and pull this kind of stunt.â
Chase thought it over and agreed.
âActually, Patricia unwittingly did you a favor this time. Otherwise, Theo wouldâve found out you were pregnant with his childâ
Ellinorâs gaze darkened, âYeah, thatâs true.â
Chase continued, âAnyway. Theo already thinks weâre married. Let him believe weâre having a child now. This will only confirm our previous lie and get him off our back.â
Yeah, thatâs right.
Ellinorâs eyes drooped. The taste of the milk in her mouth was bitter.
Seeing her low spirits, Chase leaned over, âEllinor, tell me the truth. You still care about that guy, donât you? Thatâs why youâre upset about being thought of as a loose woman.â
Ellinor fell silent.
She felt an indescribable pain in her heart.
Sheâd been through a lot since she was a kid; she never cared about what others thought of her, but when it came to him, she couldnât seem to let go.
She was so agitated!
Ellinor didnât want to dwell on it, so she changed the subject. âEnough about that! Chase, go fix me something to eat, Iâm starving!â
âSure thing!â Chase dared not bring up her emotional issues anymore, he got up to head to the kitchen, then remembered.
âOh yeah, this yearâs World Hacker Conference has been moved to our country. I heard that AAAres is going too! Ellinor, you wanna go check it out?â
AAAres was considered the worldâs top hacker.
Ellinor had idolized him since she was a child and he was a senior sheâd always wanted to meet.
Her mood hadnât been great lately, if she could meet her idol at the conference, sheâd surely be thrilled.
If she didnât get the chance to meet him, she could treat the conference as a getaway anyway.
Ellinor enthusiastically said, âSure, whereâs the conference taking place?â