In the kitchen, the two of them were quietly getting on with their tasks, no longer speaking.
As Theo beat the eggs, his gaze was fixed on the woman beside him, who was diligently at work, never moving away Dinner was ready quickly, and Elinor said to Theo. âYou go ahead and take the food to the table, Iâll quickly pop to the loo and then join you!â
Theo picked up the dishes and left the kitchen.
Just then, Devin entered from outside, shocked to see Theo actually doing such chores himself. He quickly glanced around, noticing there was no housemaid in sight!
Those irresponsible slackers had probably gone off to laze around somewhere while he was away!
âMr. Blanchet, when did you get back? Hand those over to me, you shouldnât be doing this kind of stuff!â
Theo glanced at Devin, didnât hand him anything, went to the table to put down the dishes, sat down, and said nonchalantly.
âYou think I canât do this stuff, but the mistress of this house can?â
Devin was taken aback, quickly grasping his meaning, and awkwardly explained:
âIâm sorry, Mr. Blanchet, my bad I just went out to water the garden, didnât know Mrs. Blanchel woke up and wanted dinner. The maids are a bit unhappy with Mrs. Blanchet because of the whole incident with Ms Blanchet, soâ
With a quiet demeanor, Theo slowly straightened his shirt cuffs and said, âIf theyâre unhappy, fire them all.â
Theoâs tone was calm, but there was an undeniable authority that was quite intimidating Devin didnât dare to defend the maids. He could tell Mr. Blanchet was genuinely furious, not just bluffing Elinor returned from the bathroom and, noticing Devin, politely asked, âDevin, would you like to join us for dinner?â
Devin was surprised âMrs. Blanchet, youâre too kind, Iâm not hungry! Uh, I still have some stuff to do;
you guys enjoy it.â
With that, Devin left to scold the slacking servants.
Elinor sat down and noticed a box of takeaway barbecue on the table, her eyes lighting up!
It was her favorite barbecue!
She asked in surprise, âDid you get this barbecue?â
Theo was expressionless âCollin picked it up on his wayâ
Elinor believed him and reached for a piece to eat!
Theo said. âIs this for you?â
Elinor shot him a glare and said, âYouâre eating my cooking; Iâm eating your barbecue, itâs a fair trade!â
Theo snorted chuckled and tasted the food she made it was pretty good.
âDid you go to the hospital today?â Theo suddenly asked.
Elinor nodded while munching on her meat. âYep, my stepmother was injured, Collin probably told you, right?â
Theo asked again. âDid you get yourself checked out while you were there?â
Elinor frowned in confusion âWhy would I check myself? Iâm fine!â
Theo said seriously, âBecause of what happened last night, you should check if I didnât control myself well and hurt youâ
Elinorâs face instantly turned red, almost choking on her meat.