Ellinor hung her head and heaved a frustrated sigh. âYou might not believe me, but Iâm not into Theo, and Iâve no interest in marrying him. Hailhel Youâre just wasting your time and energy going after me like this!â
Haillie blinked, looking at her in confusion, âWhat did you just say? You donât like Thea? I dare you to swear that thereâs nothing going on between you two and you donât like him!â
Ellinor fell silent She couldnât do what Haillie was demanding.
Because her relationship with Theo had become quite intimate due to⦠that incident.
Of course, she had to do what she did then But no one would understand her dilemma, and even if she tried to explain, no one would believe that she was just trying to save someone So, it was best to keep this a secret forever.
Once the threeâmonth collaboration period was over, she would leave the Blanchet family and completely disappear from Theoâs life, proving through her actions that she had no interest in anything related to the Blanchet family.
Seeing Ellinorâs silence, Haillie scoffed. âI knew you wouldnât dare! How could you say you donât like Theo and donât want to marry him! Women like you, once they get their hands on a rich man, they donât let go so easily!â
Ellinor couldnât be bothered to argue with her, nor did she feel the need to explain her actions.
Just then, Belinda approached her, leading a horse, âEllinor, have you picked a horse yet?â
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed Haillie was there too and frowned âHaillie, didnât you hurt your foot? How come youâre riding? Were you pretending to be in pain?â
Haillie didnât dislike Belinda, so she replied softly. âBelinda, my foot feels much better after resting. I donât want to miss out on riding with everyone, so Iâll try to hang in thereâ
Belinda muttered under her breath, âNo one wants to ride with youâ
Ignoring Haillie, Belinda led the horse towards Ellinor, âEllinor, have you picked a horse? If so, letâs lead them out.â
Ellinor nodded and pointed at the horse, âIâve picked. Itâs that oneâ
She hadnât changed her mind. Sheâd chosen the white horse with a black spot on its forehead.
Haillie frowned at Ellinor; daring to choose that horse was practically asking for trouble!
Seeing which horse it was, Belinda shook her head, âEllinor, you canât ride that horse! A lot of people have been thrown off by it; some even broke their bones. For safety reasons, you better pick another one.â
Even Belinda was saying this, it showed the horse was indeed wild It was loyal, only recognized its own master, and wouldnât submit.
She liked that kind of horse Haillie sneered, then suddenly said, âBelinda, since Ellinor insists on that horse, just let her try! Maybe Ellinor can really tame that wild horse!â
It was her own choice. If she ended up being thrown off, she had no one to blame but herself!