The phone had been ringing for a while before someone finally picked it up âHello?â Bryan Howard said cautiously, lowering his voice a bit. âTheo, Iâm doing my homework Whatâs up?â
âItâs me.â Elinor chimed in.
âElinor?â Bryanâs voice lifted a bit in surprise, then he quickly tried to soften it again, sounding slightly irritated. âElinor, why are you calling me from Theoâs phone?â
âI was wondering is your sister at home? She asked Bryan was a bit puzzled âWhy? You need to see my sister?â
Elinor hesitated, feeling it was inappropriate to tell Bryan directly. âTheo Blanchet needs her right now.
Could you check if sheâs available to come over?
Bryan was even more confused. âMy sister is abroad right now, itâll take her a while to get back. Why does he need to see her? Why doesnât he just call her himself?â
It was then that Elinor understood their predicament. The person they needed was miles away!
âNever mind then! Bye!â Elinor said it abruptly.
Bryan was annoyed âElinor, can you finish what youâre saying?â
Elinor didnât have time for chitâchat and quickly hung up. She had originally hoped Bryanâs sister could help Theo out with some issues. But Pearl was abroad!
Elinor sighed in frustration Theoâs phone suddenly buzzed again. She thought Bryan was calling back, but the caller ID showed it was Theoâs friend, Jonah Wyton Her first instinct was to hand the phone to Theo, but given his current situation, she decided to answer it herself.
âTheo, where are you?â Jonah sounded casual.
âItâs me Elinor said it flatly.
Jonah laughed âOh, whereâs Theo?â
âHeâs in the shower, canât answer the phoneâ Elinor said it bluntly.
Jonah paused for a couple of seconds, then laughed in surprise. âOh, I get it! Sorry to interrupt.â
Elinor widened her eyes, blushing as she understood the insinuation in Jonahâs words. âWait, donât hang up!â
Jonah was about to end the call âHm? Anything else?â
Looking out at the rainy scenery, Elinor thought for a moment and asked, âDoes Theo have any exâ
girlfriends?â
Jonah didnât expect such a question at this moment and chuckled âWhy? You want to know about Theoâs past?â
Elinor sighed âNo! I mean, can you help contact one of his exâgirlfriends? Maybe she could meet him?â
On the other end of the line, Jonah was leisurely enjoying a glass of wine in a club. He almost choked on his drink at Elinorâs request. âWhat? You want to reunite Theo with his ex? All three of you together?
Elinor, you guysâ¦play these games?â
Elinor was initially confused, not understanding his meaning, and asked what he meant by these gamesâ. She frowned. âItâs not like that! Heâs in a special situation right now, and he needs a woman to come Before she could even finish, a large hand suddenly snatched the phone from her!
Elinor froze, turning around to find Theo standing behind her, having seemingly appeared out of nowhere.