âTheo.â She called out softly as she slowly walked towards him.
Theo turned his head towards her, silently putting out his cigarette.
Ellinor fixed her beautiful eyes on him, âWhy are you hiding out here smoking alone? Arenât you going to check on your grandma?â
Theo squinted slightly, and with his expression unchanged, he simply asked, âHowâs Grandma?â
âSheâs awake; she had some food; sheâll be fine.â
Theo nodded slightly, his voice indifferent, âThatâs good.â
Ellinor was a bit unsettled by his demeanor and frowned, âTheo, am I disturbing your smoke? You donât want to deal with me?â
Theo looked at her but didnât answer.
Ellinor waited quietly for a while, but he didnât say anything, making her feel a bit upset, âSorry, I disturbed you. Iâll leave you to it then!â
With that, she turned around, ready to leave.
âEllinor, do you find it amusing?â
Theo suddenly asked from behind her; his tone was low, and his mood was hard to read.
Ellinor halted; it took her a while to turn around and ask, âWhatâs amusing?â
Theoâs expression turned more serious, âScaring me, do you find it amusing?â
Ellinor got his point. She pouted as she tried to explain, âTheo, I texted you from the ER; you didnât check. I also messaged Collin; didnât he tell you I was okay?â
Theoâs eyes were dull, and his jaw was clenched, âYou still donât see your mistake, do you? Ellinor, will my death satisfy you?â
Ellinor was taken aback, feeling uncomfortable, ââ¦When did I ever want you dead?â
Theo pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly, âRight! Some little shit is after my life!â
Ellinor felt a mix of anger and guilt, âI just thought if I didnât deal with Patricia, sheâd keep causing me trouble. If I exposed her once and for all, I could finally have some peace.â
Theo scolded her sternly, âSo you purposely got hit by a car?â
Ellinor frowned, âI didnât mean to; I really didnât think Haillie would use the same trick twice! She had already used the car accident ploy a couple days ago; who would have thought sheâd use it again?â
Theo snorted, âYou knew it was dangerous, but you still took the risk, right?â
Even though he was blaming her, his embrace tightened.
Ellinor sighed, âI was wrong; I wonât worry you again.â
Theo angrily said, âYou think thereâs going to be a next time?â
Ellinor quickly replied, âNo, there will be no next time!â
After hearing her say that, Theoâs anger finally subsided a bit.