Damn! He wondered when they suddenly started talking about him.
Alyssa grinned at him, âI guess he also wants to go out and explore his other options. Men! They always get real at the last minute!â
Dean frowned, âThatâs not it! Honey, what on earth are you talking about? Weâve been together a lifetime; do you really think Iâm that type of guy?â
Alyssa scoffed, âIf youâre not, then what kind of nonsense are you teaching Ellinor?â
Deanell silent.
In truth, he just couldnât stand the thought of such a good kid like Ellinor marrying into the Blanchet family. He just wanted to save the kid!
Dean sighed and turned to Ellinor, âListen, Ellinor, your Grandma Alyssa and I are different. We grew up together, weâre the same age; we understand each other deeply; and we truly love each other.
But Theo is almost ten years older than you; you donât even know him. You have no idea how crafty an old man can be; itâs not something you can figure out quickly.
I just think youâre still young; you should choose carefully and find someone who suits you.â
Ellinor knew the Howard family and the Blanchet family didnât get along, so Deanâs dislike for Theo was predictable.
She didnât give much thought to the old manâs words, answered casually, and then sought to excuse herself, âGrandma Alyssa, can I have some cookies? Mr. Howard asked me to help him with his homework; I could bring some cookies to him.â
âOf course, take as many as you want! Ellinor, weâre sorry to have you over and then ask you to tutor Byran.â
Ellinor smiled, âItâs alright. I knew him before; helping him is like a review of what Iâve learned before;
otherwise, I would forget.â
Alyssa, full of admiration, nodded and smiled, âGood girl, off you go! Weâll call you for dinner.â
âOkay!â
Then Ellinor took a plate of cookies and left.
As she stepped out of the room, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Dean was determined to stop her from being with Theo, and Alyssa seemed very suspicious of her identity, constantly investigating her background.
If she didnât find an excuse to leave, she might be exposed.
In the room, after Ellinor left, the expressions of the two elders of the Howard family became serious.
Dean frowned and asked, âHoney, you just asked Ellinor a lot of questions about her background; even if she had a mole in the middle of her eyebrows when she was a child, are you suspectingâ¦â
Alyssa did not deny it and said, âDonât you think the girlâs eyes resemble Pearlâs?â
As Ellinor was carrying the cookies upstairs to find Byran, she suddenly caught a strong smell of perfume.
The perfume didnât smell bad, she could tell it was a carefully crafted, high-end perfume.
However, no matter how good the perfume, if overused, it could still irritate the eyes.
Following the smell, she looked up just as the impeccably dressed Patricia was coming downstairs.
âEllinor, what are you doing at my house?â