Idaâs gaze went deep, and then she cracked a faint smile. âSure, she did, but so what?â
Sophia, resting her chin in her hand and batting her eyelashes flirtatiously, said, âSo Ellinor was trash talking Mr. Blanchet, huh? I wanna hear what she said. I bet weâre on the same page!â
Ida chuckled lightly âMs. Sophia, we arenât close enough to be chatting about this.â
Sophia shrugged boredly, locking a bit bummed because she didnât get an answer, but she didnât push further Then Theo piped up. âWhat did she say about me?â
Ida looked surprised. Her gaze shifted up to Theo as a cold flash appeared behind her glasses while she smiled. âMr. Blanchet, you shouldnât give a hoot about whatever she said now, right?â
Theo was running out of patience. âWhat did she say about me?!â
Ida didnât answer directly: she just smirked. âShe didnât say anything. I was just pulling Ms. Sophiaâs leg. Mr. Blanchet. Donât sweat it!â
Theo looked pissed off, anger was flashing in his eyes.
Ida deliberately avoided his gaze and lowered her head to continue eating.
Byran felt the tension in the air and Theoâs discontent with Ida. To protect his girlfriend, he quickly changed the subject. âCough, cough! Theo, still no word from Ellinor?â
âNo.â Theo replied coldly. His gaze was deep, and his chest was full of irritation Byran was also cunous about where the hell Ellinor was. He knew that his brother, Balfour, was looking for her everywhere, and he would occasionally ask Quinton for any leads, but he would always come up empty.
âTheo, donât worry. Maybe Ellinor just threw a tantrum and went out to play. Sheâll come back when sheâs had her fill.â
Theo stood up Tm off to the restroom, you guys continue eating Byran also stood up âTheo, I need to use the restroom too. Letâs go together!â
Theo glanced at him, didnât say anything, and let him follow.
When the two men left, Sophia started on her topic again.
âMs. Gipson, if Iâm guessing right, Ellinor probably left because she was upset to find out that Theo and I got marned, right?â
Ida wasnât planning on indulging her anymore, but when she heard this, she couldnât help but look up in surprise.
Sophia was all smiles, looking very relaxed and natural. âIf thatâs the reason sheâs not coming back, then what a pity!â
Ida raised an eyebrow, feeling more and more baffled by this womanâs behavior âYou actually want her back? You donât mind other women hanging around your husband?â
Sophia laughed. âWhatâs there to mind? And even if I do, whatâs the point? All men are the same; they love to have their options open! A man like Theo, whoâs got both looks and power, will obviously have a lot of women who want to get close to him. If I were to fret over every woman who came near him, wouldnât I be worn out? I donât need to spend all my time watching a manâs life; thatâs boringâ
Ida replied âMs Sophia, you sure have a pretty open mind.â
Sophia smiled. âYes, Iâm very open-minded, I donât care what he does with other women, as long as he comes home on time.
By the way, Ms. Gipson, if you happen to see Ellinor, could you pass a message to her for me? Just tell her Iâd really like to meet her, I wouldnât mind her presence, and I believe we could definitely be good friends!â
Ida frowned. She had to admit that she had never met a woman like Sophia before