Chapter 1169: Chapter 1169

He was telling the truth. To this day, he really didn’t have a clue where Ellinor was hiding.

In order to keep Theo from getting any leads, Ellinor had made it clear that they shouldn’t dial the phone number she was currently using.

Theo didn’t say a word. He had Ellinor’s phone on him and had tinkered with it the last time they parted. Now, except for his number and emergency calls, nobody else could get through.

He had a hunch that day that Ellinor was planning to bolt, so he heightened his guard and even posted a bunch of bodyguards at home to watch over her. He planned to stash her at home until he finished his business abroad, and then they could sort out their issues.

But, to his surprise, none of this was able to hold Ellinor back. She ran away anyway.

Theo didn’t intend to give Chase a hard time. He had already checked all the places where Ellinor could be but found no trace of her. He said coldly, “If you hear anything about her, tell me right away!”

Chase really wanted to retort by saying, “In your dreams!” But in order not to raise any suspicion, he just complied. “Alright.”

With that, Theo left with a somewhat disheartened air.

Ida came out of her bedroom just in time to see Theo enter the elevator. She squinted in confusion.

“Mr. Blanchet seems really worried, huh?”

Chase chuckled sarcastically, “Well, duh. His kid’s missing. What man wouldn’t be?”

Ida gave a thoughtful nod. “I think he cares about more than just the baby in Ellinor’s belly.”

Chase scoffed. “So what if he does? He still betrayed Ellinor’s feelings and got married to another woman abroad! Now he’s playing innocent?”

Ida speculated. “What if Mr. Blanchet had some unspoken difficulties?”

Chase was dismissive. “What kind of ‘difficulties’ could lead to a secret marriage? Even if there were, he could have been honest with Ellinor. She’s a reasonable woman, but he kept her in the dark, so what kind of man does that make him?”

Ida shrugged. “It’s just a thought! We don’t even know where Ellinor is now or if she’s had anything to eat!”

Chase reassured her. “She’ll be fine! Remember, she said she had someone else to help besides us.

She’s probably settled in by now. We’ll just wait for the dust to settle, and then she’ll get back to us.”

Ida sighed and nodded in agreement. “Hmm.”

Ellinor hadn’t told Chase and Ida that she had enlisted Bartlett’s help. She knew that once Theo discovered her escape, he would grill them about it. She didn’t want them to know too much and blow their cover.

So it was better not to tell them at all.

Ida went to close the front door to prevent the cat from running out, then prepared to go back to her room to sleep.

But Chase stopped her. “Hold on, Ida!”

Ida turned around and raised an eyebrow. “What’s up?”

Chase pulled out his phone and tossed it over to her.

Ida quickly caught it and asked what this was all about.

Chase, with a mischievous smile, said, “Byran Howard has been blowing up my phone because he couldn’t reach yours. Why don’t you handle him yourself?”