Ellinor looked utterly baffled. She stared at Patricia, who was putting on a show on the ground like she was a lunatic.
Balfour Howard, who had just emerged from the villa, quickly rushed over, pushed Ellinor aside and asked coldly, âBeat it! What are you trying to do to Patri?â
Without waiting for Ellinor to explain, he quickly bent down to help Patricia up from the ground, his heart aching for her.
Patri, are you okay? Nothing serious, right?â
Men were always much stronger than girls. Even though Ellinor was steady on her feet, she was almost knocked over by Balfourâs push She stumbled backward, trying to steady herself, but unfortunately slipped on the cobblestone path specially laid out for the villa and fell into a nearby fish pond.
The pond wasnât deep, but the villa was near the mountains and the temperature was quite low at night. She felt a chill down to her bones after falling into the water.
She managed to get her head out of the water but still looked like a drowned rat.
Just as she was about to get up, a tall figure suddenly jumped down into the pond and swam towards her. The man reached out with his long arm and scooped her up.
It was Theo!
Ellinor shivered, âTheo, Iâm coldâ¦
Theo quickly took off his coat and wrapped her soaking wet body in it, then carried her back to the shore. âThere, there, youâll be alright. Letâs go inside and change your clothes; you wonât be cold thenâ
On the shore, Balfour glanced at Ellinor, who was nestled in Theoâs arms, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. He walked up to Theo and said, Theo, before you leave, I think I should explain. I only pushed her away just now to stop her from hurting Patri further! Who knew she would fall into the water?!â
Ellinor frowned. Was Balfour implying that she was pretending to be pitiful by falling into the water on purpose?
Wasnât Patricia the one who was pretending? Theo glared coldly at Balfour, âThatâs no excuse for you to be rough with a girl!â
Balfour wasnât in a hurry to argue. Theo, do you know? Your woman forced Patricia to kneel just now and even kicked her away! If I hadnât seen it and stopped her, she might have stepped on Patri a few more times!â
Theo paused, looking at Patricia, who was pale and shivering; his brows furrowed slightly, âAre you okay? Did you get hurt?â
Patricia, still shaken, shook her head, âTheo, Iâm okay; donât blame Ellinor. Itâs all my fault. I made her angryâ¦â
Theo lowered his head to look at the bedraggled Ellinor in his arms and asked in a deep voice, âWhat happened?â
Ellinor paused, then hopped out of Theoâs arms and said calmly. Thereâs no surveillance here, so whatever I say canât be proven! But I wonât accept being framed for something I didnât do. If you donât believe me, call the cops and have me arrested again!â
After that, she walked alone into the villa, just wanting to warm up..
Falling into the water and getting cold could cause a cold, and she wasnât going to risk her health.
As for Theo, since he didnât trust her, so be it! She didnât care!