Patricia was a bit shorter than Ellinor, with incredibly smooth skin Her features were exquisitely delicate, like a Westem realistic painting filled with gentleness and emotion. A tiny red mole graced the middle of her eyebrows.
Her eyes were big and round, slightly drooping at the comers, making her seem like a naive and carefree little doe She was beautiful, of a nonâthreatening kind, the kind that made people want to protect her the moment they laid eyes on her. But she was in her pajamas and barefoot when she opened the doorâ¦
Had she spend the night here last night?
A smirk tugged at the corner of Ellinorâs mouth as she realized this Good thing she cleverly stayed away last night, or something would have been super awkward!
She couldnât help but think, what a shameless man! Couldnât he take his old flame to a hotel or something?
He still had a wife he wasnât divorced from and was bringing another woman home for the night. Talk about crossing a line!
Ellinor didnât reply to Patricia.
Patricia blinked her moist eyes and asked again, âWho are you looking for?â
It wasnât that Ellinor didnât want to answer, she just didnât know how to reply to Patriciaâs question.
If she mentioned her name, Patricia might not know who she was. If she said, she was Mrs. Blanchetâ, it would sound like she was trying to steal Patriciaâs spot.
She didnât want to stir up trouble with this stranger, much less fight over a man.
After pondering momentarily, Ellinor went for a safe answer, âIâm not looking for anyone. I just live here for nowâ
Patricia blinked her big eyes as if she had seen something new, âLive here?â
At that moment, Devin came down the stairs, looking a bit anxious. But his face brightened when he saw Ellinor at the door. He quickly walked over, âEllinor, youâre back!â
Ellinor nodded, turning her gaze to Devin.
Devin scanned Ellinor from top to bottom before asking in concern, âEllinor, where were you last night?
You didnât come home all night.â
Walking in, Ellinor casually replied, âI was at a friendâs party. It got late, so I stayed over.â
Relief washed over Devin when he saw that she was back safe and sound, âThatâs good! Thatâs good.â
Ellinor didnât pay much attention to Devinâs changing expressions. She casually handed him a food box, âDevin, this is a cake I brought back from my friendâs. Put it in the fridge for me. I might want to eat it laterâ
Devin respectfully accepted the food box, âAll right, Ellinor.
Turning his head, Devin called over a maid. He handed her the food box to put in the fridge and instructed her to inform Mr. Blanchet that Ellinor was back.
Understanding Devinâs instructions, the maid nodded and left with the food box.
After changing into slippers in the foyer, Ellinor headed straight for the stairs to go to her room.
She had things to deal with. The overall design for the new Blanchet Corporation office building was no small task. She had put it off for several days and finally had some inspiration. But she needed to complete a detailed draft within three days. Time was of the essence Work needed to start ASAP!
But after only a few steps, she heard someone softly call her name from behind âEllinorâ
Patriciaâs voice was very gentle.
Ellinor stopped in her tracks, surprised that Patricia knew her name. She turned around and looked at Patricia, âHmm? Whatâs up?â