Balfour frowned, slamming the influencerâs phone onto the table and glaring at Byran with disappointment âYou donât study hard, but you do these hacker things on the Internet! Do you think that as long as you learn some basic skills, you can do evil without being discovered? If youâre gonna pull off these uncool stunts, at least remember to not leave criminal evidencelâ
Byran blinked back tears, his eyes reddening. âI admit I was involved with the hacking, but that video of Ellinor wasnât edited or spread by me. I never meant to hurt hert âYou still deny it in the face of hard evidence?â
âIâm not denying I truly didnât do it!â
Balfour was clearly agitated, âQuinton, take him back to his room. No food until he admits his mistake!â
Quinton obviously hesitated, but finally obeyed, as orderedâ Byran wiped the tears that were about to flow with his arm, and said stubbornly I wonât eat it! You are a fool. You misunderstood Ellinor before, and now youâre misunderstanding me! Someday, youâll be misunderstood too!â
Worried that Byran would further infuriate Balfour, Quinton quickly ushered him out.
Seeing this, Patricia breathed a sigh of relief, a smirk playing on her lips. She was thoroughly satisfied.
This way, Balfour wouldnât suspect her anymore While Byran was in Balfourâs study, she had quickly tampered with Byranâs computer system before Quinton brought in the investigators.
All the evidence Quinton had found was planted by her She had to do this She couldnât let Balfour know the truth, only to make the innocent Byran a scapegoat!
It was a pity that she hadnât completely blackened Ellinorâs name this time.
Snapping out of her thoughts, Patricia feigned concern, âAbout Byranâ¦â
Balfour waved her off, âHeâs old enough to take responsibility for his actions. Iâll handle this. You donât need to worry, go rest.â
âAlright then, you should rest too!â Patricia sighed, feigning helplessness, and left After settling Byran, Quinton returned, worried, âMr. Howard, Mr. Blanchet has many resources. Even though Byran hid his IP Mr. Blanchet could still trace it. If he misunderstands and thinks you did itâ¦â
Balfour raised an eyebrow, âSo what if he thinks it was me?â
âI just think we should avoid unnecessary conflicts with the Blanchet family. The feud between our elders is already deep enough. Itâs even affecting Miss Patriciaâs marriage. If the feud escalates, Miss Howard, caught in the middle, would suffer even more⦠Todayâs incident, after all, was Byranâs doing.â
Balfour understood that Patricia still carried a torch for Theo, and this might last a lifetime.
Considering Patriciaâs feelings for Theo, he had to show some respect to the Blanchet family.
Rubbing his temples, he instructed, âTomorrow morning, take Byran to the Blanchets to apologize and explain the situation. Hand over the original video to Theo. If heâs still not satisfied, let him come to me.â
Quinton nodded, âYes, sir.â