Patricia was left dumbfounded by the question.
All these years, no one had ever asked her about these details, so she hadnât really thought about it.
Now that she was asked, she was afraid that an inappropriate answer would give her away âEllinor, donât you believe me?â Patricia asked âI told you from the start that it happened so long ago that I canât remember all the details, and neither can Theoâ
Ellinor laughed and replied âNo, no, donât get me wrong. Ms. Howard! I was just thinking about how dangerous it was for you to be so young and alone in the mountains Thank god you didnât run into any bad guys! Just thinking about it gives me the heebie jeebies!â
After hearing this, Patricia felt foolish for overreacting and started laughing too.
âEllinor, Im not mad I just thought you didnât believe me. And you donât have to worry about my childhood. Our villa was near the mountain. I used to sneak out, take a quick stroll, and come back. It was during one of those sneaky trips that I found Theo injuredâ
Ellinor nodded understandingly. âI seel So, what did Theo look like then? Was he still a young lad?â
Theo was dumbfounded.
âWas he still a young lad? As if he were an old geezer now?
Did she really think he was old?
Patricia blushed a little, âUm Theo was about nineteen then, he was pretty young and innocentâ
Ellinor, quite intrigued, asked. âWas he cuter than his cold self now? Ms. Howard, can you describe him in detail?â
Theoâs forehead vein throbbed Patricia waved her off, âIâm sorry, Ellinor, Iâm not good at describing people.â
But Ellinor wouldnât drop it, âJust give me a rough idea, like what was Theo wearing that day?â
Patricia froze. She was at a loss for words She hadnât saved Theo, or seen him injured, let alone the color of his clothes.
In fact, she only happened upon the scene after Theo had left and was mistaken by his henchman as the savior, so she got the bracelet as a keepsake.
And it was through the chat with the henchman that she learned about Theo and his injury, so she went along with the savior story Her first actual encounter with Theo was when she took the bracelet to the Blanchet family to cash in on the promise.
She initially planned to leverage this opportunity to get some benefits from the Blanchet corporation, but was instantly smitten by Theo when she saw him coming out of a meeting.
The young CEO was a total knockout.
With his model-like features, he outshone her brother, Balfour, who she always thought was the most handsome man in the world.
That was the day she fell head over heels for Theo, swearing to marry no one but him.
But she really didnât know what color clothing Theo was wearing when he was injured.
Lost in her thoughts, a hand waving in front of her snapped her back to reality.
Ellinorâs face was up close, âHey! Whatâs up, Ms. Howard? You zoned out on me?â