On the other side.
Byran finally finished grilling a batch of his chicken wings, adding an extra ingredient to the sauce with full confidence. He couldnât wait to show Ellinor the real deal when it came to barbecued chicken wings However, when he looked up he noticed that the gazebo was empty Whereâd everyone go?
He remembered Patricia leading Ellinor over there for a chat just a moment ago. When had they disappeared?
Byran scratched his head in confusion, then carried his plate of chicken wings into the villa to look for them.
In the villaâs living room, Byran looked around but still couldnât find Ellinor. Instead, he saw Balfour and Patricia chatting on the sofa.
So, he walked over with his plate of chicken wings Patricia, whereâs Ellinor?â
Patricia was resting against Balfour, looking a bit pale and speaking weakly. âByran, Ellinor cough, cough..â
Seeing this, Balfour frowned with worry, rubbing her back to help ease her cough.
Then, Balfour glared at Byran, who never seemed to get serious, and snapped, âWhat do you want with Ellinor?â
Faced with Balfourâs stern gaze, Byran instinctively felt pressured and awkwardly held up his plate of chicken wings, ⦠I made some chicken wings and wanted her to try themâ¦â
Balfourâs face showed clear disappointment, his tone dripping with sarcasm, âPatriciaâs not feeling well and you donât even care for her, but youâre eager to run off and feed someone else!â
Hearing this, Byran was taken aback and quickly turned to Patricia. Finally noticing her pallor, he anxiously asked, âPatricia, are you okay? Did you catch a cold from being outside?â
Just now, he was so focused on showing off his grilling skills to Ellinor that he hadnât noticed Patriciaâs discomfort.
Patricia weakly coughed a couple more times, waving it off, âIâm fineâ¦cough coughâ¦â
Byran grew even more worried when he saw Patricia trying to brush off her discomfort, âShould we go to the hospital?â
Balfour was cradling Patricia to comfort her while coldly lecturing the thoughtless Byran âWerenât you in the yard just now? You didnât even notice Patri being bullied by that Ellinor? Now you even want to give chicken wings to the person who bullied Patricial How can you justify that when Patri cares so much about you?â
Byran was taken aback, âWhat? Ellinor bullied Patricia?â
Balfourâs face was stormy. âWhy else do you think Patri suddenly got sick?â
Byran was puzzled, âWhat happened? Didnât you take Ellinor to the gazebo for a chat? I was so focused on grilling the chicken wings that I didnât notice anything else!â
Patricia dropped her gaze, shaking her head silently and looking like she wanted to let the matter rest.
Balfour wasnât about to cover up for Ellinor, his face was stern and his jaw was tight, âShe made Patri kneel before her and even kicked Patri away, causing her to fall to the ground!*
Patricia wiped away a tear and tried to play it down, âDonât talk about it anymore, donât make Byran worry for meâ¦â
Byran frowned, looking conflicted, âThatâs impossible, right? Is there some misunderstanding? Ellinor isnât like that!â
Hearing Byranâs response, Patricia was taken aback, almost thinking she had heard wrong. Byran, who always unconditionally stood by her, was actually defending Ellinor?!