Ellinor nodded, âAlright, Iâll be right there.â
She hung up the phone and got up, bidding the reporters below the stage a quick goodbye She then turned around and disappeared swiftly from their sight.
As she was leaving, a reporter called out, âEllinor, why the rush? Can you tell us who just called? Was it Mr. Blanchet?â
Ellinor didnât bother to look back, she just walked straight out.
The Blanchet familyâs mansion.
Putnam and Marissa had been watching the live broadcast, and their faces had visibly changed; one looked more relaxed, and the other let out a sigh of relief.
Marissa even looked a bit proud of her granddaughterâs performance. She nudged her husband with her elbow, âSee, what did I say? Ellinor isnât the type to lie! Someoneâs clearly trying to frame her right under our noses. Youâre just too gullible!â
Even though Putnam then understood, he was still a bit stubborn. He snorted, âWhy would they frame her and not someone else? Itâs probably because sheâs done something to offend them!â
Marissa glared at him and said, âYouâre blaming the victim! Let me tell you, Ellinor is a good kid, I know Iâm not wrong! If you keep giving her a hard time, Iâm divorcing you!â
Putnam was taken aback, he hadnât expected his wife to mention divorce at their age, âAre you threatening me? If you want a divorce, then letâs do it. You think Iâm scared of you?â
Marissa got up angrily and said, âFine! Letâs get it over with, weâll go file for divorce right now!â
Putnam went silent for a while, then suddenly clutched his chest in pain and started yelling, âMy chest hurts⦠get my medicineâ¦â
Seeing this, Marissa was frightened, âHelp! Heâs having a heart attack! Get me his heart pills, quick!â
A satisfied smirk appeared on Putnamâs face, but he continued to play unconscious.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the Howard family was not good.
Patricia and Xenia were so angry about Ellinorâs reversal that they were speechless.
However, Dean and Alyssa Howard appeared rather relaxed.
Dean said, âI told you, Ellinor isnât that type of person! Itâs clearly that mother-daughter duo slandering her!â
Alyssa glanced at Xenia and Patricia and said, âExactly! That pair wouldnât just slander someone for no reason. There must be someone pulling the strings behind them!â
Xenia could hear the implication in her mother-in-lawâs words, but she didnât dare to object.
Patricia felt her image was beyond repair, but she was still not willing to give up and made a last-ditch effort, âGrandpa, Grandma, I think Ellinor might have planned this. Her request for a retest might have been premeditatedâ¦â
Dean grunted loudly in response, âWhat are you implying? Are you suggesting Ellinor cheated? How could she possibly cheat in front of the media and so many live cameras? Iâd like to ask you two, did you steal the test paper from me and give the correct answers to that mother-daughter duo?â