Ellinor almost got bumped into by Theo, but he slightly altered his pace, sidestepped her, and kept on going.
Ellinor frozel âWho let you out this late?â
Theoâs stern and deep voice echoed from behind her.
Ellinor snapped back to reality and turned her head to look.
Belinda Wesley was standing in the crowd of onlookers and wore a face of displeasure Iâm just attending my social activities after work; itâs not like Iâm up to no good!â
Belinda finished her reply to Theo, her eyes darting towards Ellinor, giving her a small wave and a cheeky grin.
Ellinor finally got it, Theo was here for Belinda!
She thought Theo was here for her.
Well, this was better. Theo wasnât there for her and he barely reacted when he saw her That was good At that moment, Patricia sauntered over to Theo, leaning affectionately on him, and spoke to Belinda with warmth, âBelinda, when did you get here? I didnât see you!â
Belinda responded with indifference, âOh, Iâve been here for a while. I was just downstairs dancing and chatting with friends, then I heard there was some fun up here, so I came up I didnât expect to seeâ¦â
Before she could say âEllinorâ, Belinda felt Theoâs seemingly calm but extremely intimidating gaze. She swallowed her words.
Theo commanded sternly, âGo home now; Collin is at the door and he will take you home.â
How could she dare disobey Theaâs order? Belinda shrank her neck, âOh, fine, Iâll go home!â
This was so annoying, she was all grown up and still got scolded by Theo in public!
Belinda grumbled under her breath, âReally now, Iâm 21, not a kid I canât even hang out after work;
whatâs wrong with an adult coming home late? Ugh!
While grumbling, she headed towards the door. As she walked past Ellinor, Belinda couldnât help but give her a teasing wink and stick out her tongue.
Ellinor cracked a smile and returned the look.
Itâs been a while since she saw Belinda.
Under the scrutiny and whispers of the onlookers, Belinda descended the stairs on her own.
After Belinda left, Patricia sighed, âTheo, you seemed a bit too harsh on Belinda. She made it here today, you should let her enjoy herself before sending her home, even if it gets late, she could stay over or we could have our driver take her homeâ
âYou canât handle her Theo replied.
Patricia chuckled. âOh, come on. How could that be? I think Belindaâs personality is great. Sheâs much like Byran, a little stubborn and mischievous, but deep down sheâs very sensible Theo didnât answer Patricia, and his gaze was firmly on Ellinor, as if countless invisible threads were tightly wrapped around her Ellinor felt the pressure On the surface, everything seemed calm, but inside, she was a total mess.
If she could become invisible, she would disappear from this place immediately