Seeing Patriciaâs eyes well up with tears, Balfourâs heart softened He reached out to wipe away the tear at the comer of her eye and comforted her, âAlright, Patri, donât cry. I was just askingâ
Patricia sniffled, pouting. âYour tone just now was clearly not just asking casually. You were so serious!â
Balfour sighed helplessly, explaining patiently. âPatri, because that phone is always in the drawer of my study. Now someone has edited a video from that phone and posted it online to discredit Ellinor I was just trying to rule out any suspects from within before letting Quinton investigate others Why would I ever not trust you??
Patricia wiped her tears, nodding understandingly. âI see if thatâs the case, itâs understandable that you suspect me After all, Iâm the only one who can freely go in and out of your studyâ
Seeing her understanding. Balfour felt guilty and patted her head affectionately âBut I really didnât, and I wouldnât do such a thing Recently, Iâm not the only one whoâs been in and out of your study. Havenât you been making Byran finish his homework in your study every day lately?
Carlos, whoâs in charge of taking care of Byran, and the people whoâve been bringing him tea and water, theyâve all been in and out of your study a lot these days We should investigate each of them to see whoâs trying to smear Ellinor online âByran?â Balfourâs face tightened, becoming serious Patricia hesitated, then looked worried, âYou donât think Byran might have done it to get back at Haillie, do you? Byran and Haillie are close, and seeing Haillie taken away by the police, he might have.
Balfour thought of that goodâforânothing Byran and sighed, âHeâs in no position to take revenge for anyone. Haillie Knotts committed a crime, and she had the audacity to use your safety to frame Ellinor!
She deserves her punishment. Itâs not up to Byran to avenge herâ
Patricia saw Balfour getting angry and hurriedly tried to soothe him, âIt might not necessarily be Byran, Iâm just worried.â
At home, besides that goodâforânothing Byran, none of the other servants even knew who Ellinor was.
So, who would have the motive and time to smear someone they didnât know?
Balfour thought for a moment and then calmed down, âPatri, youâve been feeling unwell and you went out with your friends. You must be tired. Go get some rest, I still have some work to deal withâ
âAlright, I wonât disturb you. Take your time to investigate, Iâm sure youâll find out who did it.â
With that, Patricia turned and walked out of the study. As soon as she stepped out, her sweet and understanding face darkened, and she gritted her teeth in anger.
What a terrible decision!
She didnât expect Balfour, who was usually indifferent to others and didnât waste time, to spend time investigating Ellinor!
Worst case scenario, if Balfour found out it was her, she was done for!
So, she had to deflect the suspicion onto Byran firstâ¦.
Balfour sent away Patricia who couldnât bear the pressure, then his expression immediately became serious, and he told Quinton to say âyou go get Byran over here.â
âYes!â