The rich girls paused, turning their heads with slightly subdued arrogance.
âItâs Mr. Howard!â
âMr. Howard is here!â
Even Ellinor turned to look The Mr. Howard they were referring to was none other than Byran Howard, who had previously teamed up with Veronica to expose her at the gallery Byran was tall and slim and elegantly dressed in a white tailcoat, looking like a fine young man of noble birth He walked over, frowning in annoyance, âWhatâs all the noise about? You guys are too loud!
One of the rich girls pointed at Ellinor, âMr. Howard, we didnât mean anything by it! Thereâs just a poorly dressed intruder here. We thought we should ask her to leave âYeah, how can we let such a person into your familyâs Pearl Moon? Itâs too classy for her!â
âMr. Howard, youâre just in time. Call the security to kick her out!â
Byran just lifted his chin and looked at them with disdain, Who told you that if youâre not dressed well, you canât come into Pearl Moon? Everyone has the freedom to dress as they like Why are you meddling so much?â
The rich girls were taken aback. They thought they would be praised by Mr. Howard for defending Pearl Moonâs honor, but instead, they were reprimanded âBut she really sneaked inâ¦
âYeah! She doesnât even have an invitation!â
Byran dismissed this, âIf she got in, that means she had the right to. Do you think Pearl Moon security is just here for show and let anyone in?â
âUh. sorry, we overthought itâ
âYes, we have no right to interfere with Pearl Moonâs affairsâ¦â
âMr. Howard, weâre sorry we bothered youâ
With nothing left to say, the rich girls walked away in shame.
Byran snorted coldly, then turned to the girl who had been bullied, âYouâre fine now! Donât mind them.
Theyâre just shallowâ
Ellinor nodded, âThanks.â
âItâs nothingâ Byran said distractedly, then turned to leave.
Suddenly, he felt something off. Why did the girlâs voice sound familiar?
He stopped, looked back, and recognized her, âEllinor? Is that you?â
Ellinor smiled, âHey!â
Byran immediately frowned, âWhy are you dressed like this?â
Ellinor replied, âI wear what I want. I have the freedom to dress, donât I? You said so.â
Byran scoffed, âIf I knew it was you, I would have let them kick you out!â
Ellinor laughed, finding him quite amusing Just now he helped a stranger out of trouble, not for a pickâup or to flaunt his status, but simply out of kindness.
But the moment he realized it was her, his demeanor changed.
Why did Byran target her? Simply because Theo had a thing for his sister, and he saw her as a threat to his sister and wanted to help solve the problem.
All in all, the young man wasnât too bad.
Byran asked impatiently. âDid you come with Theo?â
The moment Ellinor heard Theoâs name, she felt annoyed and furrowed her brow, âHeâs here too?â
Byran was puzzled, âIf you didnât come with Theo, how did you get in?â