âIâm not scared or anything I just donât want to stir up unnecessary trouble and mess with Patricia and Mr. Blanchetâs relationship.â
Ellinor responded, glancing at Balfourâs handsome face in the rear view mirror.
Balfour chuckled softly, âSo you think just by showing up in front of Theo, youâll shake things up for Patricia and her fiancé?â
Staring at the passing scenery outside the window, Ellinor calmly said, âThere might be a slight disturbance.â
âMs. Mendoza, where do you get the confidence to think you can match up with Patri?â
Faced with his sarcasm, Ellinor stayed cool and cracked a smile.
âMr. Howard, itâs only natural that you think your beloved Ms. Howard is incomparable. Just like, even though youâre amazing in my eyes, you still canât beat the dog Iâve raised since it was a puppy. Itâs the same logic!â
The driver had to clamp his mouth shut, afraid that he would burst out laughing at Ms. Mendozaâs words.
However, the next second, a chill ran down his spine as he felt Mr. Howardâs displeasure.
He had been driving for Mr. Howard for over a decade and he had never seen any employee talk back to Mr. Howard like that Balfour stared at Ellinor in the rear view mirror, âThen tell me, in what way do you think you can compare to Patri?â
Ellinor might seem young and naive, but her mind was incredibly mature. She never let othersâ doubts, sarcasm, or mockery shake her confidence She exuded confidence, not the blind kind, but the kind that came with a clear understanding and affirmation of herself..
It was the resilience she had honed through hardship, the fearlessness she had molded in adversity, and the indifference to othersâ opinions and judgments that made her like this âI donât have a privileged background like Ms. Howard, no powerful family, no doting relatives, and Iâm not a carefully cultivated beauty like a greenhouse flower. The biggest difference between Ms. Howard and me is that she is a delicate flower under your protection, while I am a lone sprout growing wildly on a cliff.
Ms. Howard is undoubtedly the favored child of fortune, born to rely on a robust tree like you, blessed with the suitable environment and fertile soil of the Howard family. However, my upbringing has made me learn to rely on myself to grow into a free that can support me because thereâs no one for me to lean on forever.
Throughout my life, Iâve weathered various storms, and no matter the circumstance, Iâve always been able to get by on my own experiences and abilities. Therefore, I believe that both Ms. Howard and I have our strengths, and neither of us is inferior to the other Balfour looked at the girl in the front seat through the rear-view mirror This was the first time he saw such a vibrant glow in a girl and felt the tenacity she radiated That powerful and composed vitality was indeed something Path lacked.
However, Patri didnât need that extra toughness. As long as he was there, Patri could easily enjoy all the best things in this world.
Balfour didnât argue with Ellinor anymore. He closed his eyes to rest, âI hope your self assessment is accurate and you can indeed grow into an unyielding tree.â âThanks for your kind wordsâ Ellinor smiled.