âEllinor what kind of nonsense are you spoutingâ My mom went out of her way to make fresh juice for you. If you donât wanna drink it, fine, but why are you slandering her?â
Patricia quickly regained her cool, playing the innocent card Ellinor straightened up, smiling. If your mom made the juice with such good intentions, then why did you sneak off to the bathroom to throw it up?
Patricia vehemently denied it, âI didnât throw up, I just went to peel Ellinor had expected her denial, âIs that so? How about I propose to your grandparents to have someone check if thereâs anything extra in that pomegranate juice?â
Patricia looked flustered âEllinor, enough is enough! Just so you know, this is my house, everyone here is my family, no oneâs gonna buy your outsider slander Ellinor smirked. Wanna bet?
Patricia felt a bit guilty, she gritted her teeth, not daring to provoke her further, and changed the subject, âEllinor, what the hell do you want? Youâve already stolen Thea from me, isnât that enough? Why are you cozying up to our family?
Ellinor calmly approached her, âFirst off, correct your words. Theo was never yours, I donât need to snatch him from you. Secondly, did I really cozy up to your family? They invited me over out of their own volitionâ
Patriciaâs eyes widened. âTheo is mine! If you hadnât shown up, he wouldâve married me! Ellinor, youâre a homewreckerâ
Ellinor scoffed. âHomewrecking isnât my thing, nor would I do it. Your mother, Xenia, is the expert here.
Not only did she become the third party, but she also succeeded in replacing the original Mrs. Howard, didnât she?!*
âYou what are you talking about?â Patricia frowned at Ellinor warily wondering how she knew about her motherâs past Just then, chatter from the servants drifted in âTheoâs here!
At the mention of his name, both girls turned towards the window. A man had driven into the Howard familyâs yard, stepped out of his sports car, and walked towards the house with a steady stride.
Patricia couldnât care less about Ellinor, she bolted to greet Theo first.
Ellinor, however, walked back to the dining table with ease As soon as Theo entered the house, Patricia was all over him, âThen, youâre here! Weâre having dinner, you can join us!â
Theo glanced at her, then walked past her into the dining room, his cold gaze sweeping over everyone, finally landing on Ellinor and locking onto her He walked over to her and nodded politely at the elder members of the Howard family as a greeting Finally, he stopped next to Ellinor, picked up a napkin, and wiped a speck of oil off her lips, âHad enough fun? Time to go home.â
Patricia, who had followed him in, watched this scene with jealousy in her heart.
She thought the woman who shouldâve been pampered by Theo should be her, not this country bumpkin, Ellinor.
Ellinor was used to the manâs childlike care, even when he wiped her mouth, she didnât react She just said, âI havenât finished my food yet. Iâll leave after eating Theo frowned, he didnât want to stay any longer, âHow about we eat at home?â
Upon hearing this, Dean thought Theo was trying to whisk Ellinor away, so he angrily rebuked, âTheo, whatâs the rush? Didnât you hear Ellinor say sheâd leave after eating?â
Theo scowled at Dean. But he was an elderly man, so he held himself back from saying anything vicious.
For his sisterâs sake, Balfour politely said to Theo, âEllinor hasnt finished eating yet, let her eat till sheâs full, then she can leave. Why donât you sit down and eat something too?