She had been playing her emotional cards long before this, always openly unilaterally declaring her affection for Balfour.
With a confident smile, Haillie announced, âNot now, but definitely in the futurel Patricia promised me she would accept me as family in the future! And since Balfour respects Patriciaâs opinions, isnât the outcome clear?â
âWhoâs going to be whose family? Balfourâs cold voice suddenly echoed.
Haillie and Ellinor both froze, turning their heads to the source of the sound.
Balfour looked like heâd just returned from outside, his coat was casually draped over his arm and his every moverment was graceful and dignified He strolled over and his eyes landed on Haillie. A slight frown appeared on his face, âWhat brings you here? Need something?â
Haillieâs face was less fiery than when she was questioning Ellinor earlier. She gently and wisely looked at Balfour, softly replying. âBalfour, I specifically came to thank you. for saving me yesterday. Also, I guess you havenât had lunch yet, so I brought you some of your favorite dishes. Eat up before they get coldâ
Balfour glanced at the food container in her hand. âYou donât need to go through all that trouble, the company has a cafeteriaâ
Haillie shook her head, lovingly saying, âEating cafeteria food all the time isnât good for your health!
These meals are all homemade by me and are low in oil and salt. Patricia suggested this, she said youâve been looking tired from working so hard recently and asked me to cook some good food for you.
Balfour, you arenât going to reject Patriciaâs good intentions, are you?â
Balfour then nodded slightly. âBring it in.â
After saying that, he walked past Haillie, coldly heading towards his office.
Before pushing open the door to his office, Balfour stopped, turning his head towards the secretaryâs desk at the office entrance, âMs. Mendoza, get me a cup of coffee.â
Ellinor stood up, bowing as she responded, âSure, Mr. Howardâ
Once Balfour had entered his office, Haillie once again looked at Ellinor with hostility, grumpily saying, âDo you even know Balfourâs taste? Do you know what kind of coffee he likes?â
Ellinor honestly shook her head, âI donât know, itâs my first day at work, and I donât know the bossâs preferences yet!â
Haillie gave Ellinor a dissatisfied look, âIf I didnât worry about you messing up the coffee and ruining Balfourâs mood, I wouldnât tell you! Remember, Balfour likes it sweet, he always adds ten cubes of sugar and two portions of milk to his coffee, got it?â
Ellinor noted it down. âOkay, I got it; thank you for telling me.â
Haillie didnât want to bother with Ellinor anymore and she didnât want to waste her precious alone time with Balfour, so she walked with graceful steps into the CEOâs office, holding the food container.
The moment she walked in, a hint of anticipation and a cunning smile were on Haillieâs face. She gave Ellinor a sideways glance.
Balfour hated sugar and milk in his coffee, thereâs definitely going to be some drama!
When Ellinor brought in the coffee with sugar and milk, it will definitely upset Balfour, he will scold her and hopefully cause her to leave the Howard Group immediately.
This way, she could prevent the sly Ellinor from seducing her Balfour, just like she did with Theo before.