The Howard family, being such a big shot family, cared a lot about their reputation.
No matter what went down in the family, they could always use their power to keep it under wraps.
Even if some news did slip out, no media organization had the guts to expose the dirt on such a high profile family, so the news only reached a few people and didnât get much airtime In this case, if she didnât get up close and personal with the people in the Howard family, sheâd have no way of finding out what really happened back in the day Ellinor thought she had no blood ties with Amold, so she believed the rumor about her mom being a homewrecker was squashed But now she found out she had been labeled a love child, and she was totally bummed out.
She refused to believe her mom was the woman the rumors made her out to be, so she had to dig up the truth to clear her momâs name.
âEllinor, arenât you worried that if you go back to Greenhaven, the Blanchet family will find you? Theo has never stopped looking for youâ
âThe most dangerous place is often the safest. I canât let my fear of the Blanchet family finding me stop me from investigating my momâs caseâ
Speaking of Theo, Ellinor couldnât help but think of the news she just saw on TV at the mall. It really ground her gears. âI donât owe Theo anything. So what if he finds me? | heard heâs about to get engaged to Patricia Howard. If heâs looking for me, heâs probably just trying to send me an invite â
Hearing about Theoâs engagement with Patricia, Chaseâs face showed a hint of surprise, quickly turning into indignation and sarcasm.
He initially thought Mr. Blanchet was a decent guy and someone who could make Ellinor happy.
But now it seemed like he was just like every other guy Ellinor had only been gone a month, and he had already gotten engaged to another woman?!
Thank god Ellinor was not the loveyâdovey type and not too deep in the rabbit hole.
âAlright, Iâll start packing now. Have Ida send a car for us tomorrow morningâ
âSureâ
Ellinor responded, then leaned back on the couch to rest a bit.
Having Ida send a car was the best choice, so as to avoid leaving any traces while using public transportation.
Even though she was not afraid of being found by the Blanchet family, she still wanted to avoid running into Theo if she could, cause whenever the Blanchet family was involved, it was always a hot mess A few days later. At the Howard Groupâs HR department.
The interviewer was going through the candidates for the position of CEOâs secretary one by one.
Since it was the executive secretary for the CEO, the requirements for the candidates were quite demanding.
Candidates need to first pass HRâs evaluation on education, communication skills, and appearance, then be reviewed by the CEOâs trusted aide, Quinton.
After interviewing more than a dozen candidates screened by HR, Quinton was growing more and more dissatisfied. None of these people met his standards.
He liked those who were concise, straightforward, and simpleâminded.
But most of these candidates were women, all dolled up with thick makeup, and obviously not here for work.
Looking at the woman sitting across from him, who was all curves and had nothing but flirtatious behavior, he waved his hand dismissively, âNext!â
A few seconds later, Ellinor walked in and took a seat.
Quinton was already suffering from aesthetic fatigue. He lowered his head to rub his temples, and asked, âTell me, why do you want this job?â
âCause it pays well.â Ellinor replied