âShe didnât say anything.â Theo simply answered Byranâs question.
Byran glumly said. âMy sister keeps telling me sheâll be back soon, but thereâs still no sign of her. It feels like thereâs no one on my side at home when sheâs not there. Especially, my brother, he criticizes me whenever he sees me, itâs pretty suffocatingâ
âIf you want to know when sheâs coming back, you could call her,â Theo suggested âNah, Iâd rather she rest and recuperate peacefully out there. I donât want to add stress to her,â Byran replied.
Theo said, âSince Haillieâs foot is better now, you should take good care of her and ensure she gets home safely.â
Byran nodded, âAll night, got it. Theo, where are you headed next?â
Theo had already started to leave âI have some stuff to take care of. Iâm going to head out.â
Seeing Theo about to leave, Haillie quickened her pace and called out loudly. âTheo, wait a minute, Theo..
She wanted to stop Theo from leaving. She didnât want him to go with Ellinor However, Theo didnât stop or turn around. He walked out of the suite with determination.
Haillie watched his retreating figure, her fists clenched in frustration.
Byran looked at Haillie and reminded, âHaillie, now that youâre fine, you should call my sister to let her know youâre safe. Itâll put her mind at ease.â
Haillie nodded helplessly. âYeah, Byran, donât worry Iâll call Patriciaâ
When Ellinor left the hotel lobby with her suitcase, Collin had already pulled up to the hotel entrance.
Belinda had also packed and came out with Ellinor.
The two girls handed their suitcases to Collin to put in the trunk. Then Belinda opened the backseat door to get in. However, she was surprised to see someone already in the car Theo was sitting in the car, leaning against the leather seat with a laptop on his long legs, engrossed in his emails.
Belinda was puzzled, âHuh, Theo, didnât Collin say you had something to deal with and wouldnât be coming back with us?â
Theo glanced at her, âIâve finished dealing with that. Iâm coming back with you guys.â
His gaze shifted from Belinda to Ellinor for a few seconds before he returned to his laptop.
Belinda didnât think much of it. She returned to make room, âEllinor, you go first.â
Ellinor didnât move She shook her head, âYou go firstâ
âEllinor, you go first. You can sit next to Theo.â
âNo need, I want to sit by the window. In case I get carsick, I can get some fresh air.â
âOh, I see. All right then.â Belinda nodded understandingly and got into the car, saving the window seat for Ellinor.
Then Theoâs eyes flickered on his laptop screen.
Carsick?
She seemed fine when they came over, and he didnât notice her getting carsick.
Sheâs clearly just making excuses not to sit next to him!
As the car moved along, Belinda, who was sitting in the middle, started to regret it because the atmosphere in the car felt weird.
Both Theo and Ellinor were silent, especially Theo. Even though no one was bothering him, Belinda couldnât help but feel that he was acting strangely.
Ugh! She shouldâve let Theo sit in the middle, next to Ellinor. Why did she have to sit in the middle?
Unfortunately, it was too late for regrets now.
Ellinor kept her headphones on. During the twoâhour drive, neither of them spoke a word.