Belinda pulled up a chair and sat down, a little uncomfortable. âNothing special, actually Iâm not quite sure either! Your handâs not in a good shape, let me feed you soup?â
âDonât you tell me?â Ellinor frowned at her.
Belinda always respected Ellinor greatly and worried that she would ignore her if she upset her, so she dared not to say nothing.
âItâs just⦠when I just came here, I saw Theo escorting Patricia out of the hospital at the gate of the hospital, and Patricia got into his car.â
Ellinorâs gaze turned slightly dark, and she stayed silent.
Belinda was a little nervous, âEllinor, donât get pissed! Please donât divorce Theo just because of this, give him another chanceâ¦â¦
Ellinor came back to her senses and looked at Belinda calmly, âIâm not angry. Itâs just, if thereâs no feeling of love between us, why canât I divorce him?â
Belinda pouted sadly, âIf you divorce him, then wonât I lose the family tie with you? I donât want some other woman to take your place. I wonât like anyone but you!â
Ellinor looked into her eyes as if looking at a stubborn child: âWith his money, power and good looks, Theo can easily find someone better than me, and youâll like her when that time comes.â
âI donât want that, no one is better than you!â Belinda insisted.
âWhat about Ms. Howardâ¦â
Belinda shook her head furiously, with a face full of refusal, âDonât mention her again. I mostly donât want to see her with Theo!â
The Howards and the Blanchets had a deepâseated grudge, but with the Wesleys, it should be fine, right?
Ellinor was puzzled, âBelinda, you seem to really dislike Patricia, why?â
âI just hate her weak type! She saved Theo once when they were kids, and sheâs been clinging to him all these years! Theoâs almost sick of her!â Belinda huffed.
âArenât Theo and her really close?â
Belindaâs face suddenly became complicated, âIâm not too sure, but Theo does treat her differently from others, so everyone thinks they are closeâ¦â
âYeah, definitely different, it shows!â Ellinor nodded in agreement.
Last night, when Patricia called for help. Theo genuinely panicked.
Then she saw Theo gently patting Patriciaâs shoulder to comfort her frightened emotions. It was clear that he really cared about her.
Theoâs tone when talking to Patricia was also extremely gentle, as if worried that a louder voice might scare her.
He never had that patience with others.
Seeing Ellinor lost in thought, Belindaâs eyes were full of worry: âBut Theo treats you differently too!
Ellinor, out of everyone I know, youâre the one he tolerates the most!â.
Really?
Maybe Theo was just being tolerant because he needed her to deal with the Blanchet family elders. If she didnât cooperate, heâd be at a disadvantage.
If she misunderstood that as something special, it would be overthinking.
After persuading Belinda to finish her soup and go home, since there was a caregiver, Ada, at home, Belinda had nowhere to rest here.
After discharging Patricia, Theo didnât come back and didnât show up the next day either..
The next afternoon, the nurse came and took off the gauze from her hand.
Her hand was no longer swollen, just a little red. The doctor said she could be discharged from the hospital and she could go home and just take some antiâallergic medication for a few days.
At this time, the police came with an arrest warrant.
âElinor, according to the doctorâs diagnosis, you can be discharged from the hospital. Weâre here to formally inform you, youâre under arrest!â
Police station.