Theo was planning to pull Ellinor aside for a chat and Patricia instantly got a bit jittery With teary eyes, she turned around from Balfourâs arms, âWhere are you taking Ellinor?â
Theo gave Patncia a chilly look, âKeep the kid company for now, weâll sort this outâ
From what he said, was Theo planning on pinning something on Ellinor?
Maybe she had already gathered enough evidence to prove that Ellinor was up to no good, and Theo surely believed that Ellinor had been planning to hurt Baber and he was not going to let her off the hook With these thoughts, Patricia nodded, âAlright, Iâll look after Baber, come back when youâve sorted everything out.â
Theo didnât respond to Patricia again, his cold gaze fell on Ellinor, and he ordered, âYou, come with me.â
Ellinor really didnât want to talk to him anymore, but this was about who had harmed his son. If she refused to cooperate with the investigation, knowing Theoâs character, he definitely wouldnât let it go.
After a thought, Ellinor nodded and decided to go with him.
However, Bartlett raised his arm to stop Ellinor and asked Theo, âTheo, where are you taking her?
Ellinor couldnât possibly be that kind of person and she would never harm a child.â
Theo squinted his eyes, his hard and dark face didnât have the usual courtesy he showed to friends, âDo you really know her?â
Bartlett smiled slightly. âTâve known Ellinor for quite some time; I trust her character. And you? Youâve known Ellinor even longer than me, donât you know her at all?â
Theo snorted, âTrust? On what grounds? Your intuition? Or because you like her?â
Bartlettâs eyes dimmed but he kept a calm smile, âTheo, donât make this ugly.â
âItâs okay. Mr. Rex, Iâm fine. I can go with Mr. Blanchet to clear things up.â Ellinor cut Bartlett off.
She didnât want to see these two men at a standoff because of whether she had harmed someone. If outsiders saw this, they might think she was some kind of troublemaker who caused these two old friends to turn against each other over a woman.
Bartlett frowned, still worned, âEllinor, you really donât have to.â
âDonât worry!â Ellinor waved casually at Bartlett, then followed Theo towards the long hallway of the hospital.
At the end of the hallway, Theo entered the stairwell.
Without hesitation, Ellinor followed him in.
âIf you have any questions, fire away. But no matter how many times you ask, my answer will stay the same, I didnât do what I didnât do. If you really donât believe me, just call the cops! It wonât be my first time being falsely taken to a police station.â
As soon as she entered the stairwell, Ellinor made her position clear Theo didnât respond to her and just leaned lazily against the wall with his tall, slender figure and slowly lit a cigarette.
After a puff, he took a small, elongated box out of his pants pocket and casually tossed it to her, and with a cold voice, he said, âTreat your hand first!â
What?
Ellinor instinctively caught the thing he threw.
Looking closely at the item in her hand, she found out that what Theo gave her was actually a tube of burn ointment.
Ellinorâs pupils shrank slightly and she was stunned.
Theo actually noticed that her hand was burned. She didnât show any signs; how did he find out?