Chapter 1271: Chapter 1271

Recently, Belinda had been popping up here quite often. So when the doorbell rang, Collin naturally thought it was her again. But it turned out to be Mr. Blanchet’s friend, Sophia.

Sophia didn’t seem surprised when Collin opened the door. She already knew this was cooked up by Theo.

“Collin, is Ellinor home? I’d like to see her.”

Sophia’s sudden arrival made Collin a bit jumpy. He was worried about what drama might kick off if the two girls met, given that they had already had a run-in before.

“Yes, Ellinor’s home, Ms. Sophia. What’s up?”

Sophia came to invite Ellinor to her birthday dinner.

Collin’

seemed a bit uneasy. “Um…”

Sophia knew what Collin was worried about. She chuckled. “Relax; I’ve already run this by Theo. He’s cool with it.”

“I see. Well, make yourself at home in the living room. I’ll go fetch Ellinor. But she might be taking a nap.”

Sophia breezily shook her head. “No problem. If she’s napping, don’t wake her. I can wait. No rush.”

Collin thanked Sophia for her understanding and then made his way to Ellinor’s room Ellinor wasn’t sleeping. She was scrolling through online stores on her phone, looking to buy some baby clothes. Her due date was approaching, and she had a lot to prepare.

After hearing Collin knock, she got up to open the door.

Collin respectfully said, “Ellinor, Ms. Sophia is here to see you.”

Ellinor yawned. “Tell her I’m not home.”

Collin awkwardly replied, “Um, she knows you’re home. She’s waiting for you in the living room.”

Without saying much, Ellinor tried to close the door.

Just then, Sophia approached with a friendly smile. “Ellinor.”

A glint of annoyance flashed through Ellinor’s eyes after seeing Sophia rudely appear somewhere other than the living room. She asked, “What do you want?” Sophia pulled out a fancy invitation from her bag. “I want to invite you to my birthday dinner. If you have other friends, feel free to bring them along. I always love a good crowd.”

Ellinor glanced at the invitation. “Ms. Sophia, do you think I’m in any condition to attend a dinner party?”

Sophia eyed Ellinor’s baby bump. “Of course you are! Ellinor, you can have juice instead of wine. I hear pregnant women can be sensitive. It’s good for you to get out, socialize, and chat with friends.”

With a polite smile, Ellinor handed back the invitation. “Thanks for the thought, but I’m a bit of a couch potato. I don’t fancy pointless socializing.”

But Sophia seized this opportunity to grasp her hand tightly as her expression brimmed with ‘sincerity.’

“Ellinor, I really hope you can make it. I don’t have many friends here. I’d really like to be friends with you. Can you take pity on me and think it over?”

Ellinor pulled her hand back and shook it, like she had just touched something vile and disgusting