But Ellinor didnât hang up the phone on purpose that fast because she heard some noise from outside the window.
She didnât tell Theo because she didnât want him to worry After hanging up, she got up and walked to the window, opened it, and took a look outside, âAnyone there?â
She didnât see anyone, and Ellinor had a bad feeling about this because she was sure she heard something.
She looked down again and suddenly saw a kid hanging outside the railing of the balcony next door.
The kid could fall at any moment!
Even though it was just the second floor, for such a small kid, the consequences of falling could be lethal.
âDonât move! Itâs dangerous!â
Without giving it a second thought, Ellinor quickly went to the balcony, climbed over, and saved the kid, then carried him back to her room.
That kid was the little boy Patricia had forced Theo to adopt with her.
The kidâs head was still heavily bandaged due to the injury heâd suffered a few days ago.
Ellinor had the kid sit down; she squatted in front of him and asked seriously, âHow did you end up alone on the balcony? Whereâs the one whoâs supposed to look after you?â
Baber seemed very scared; he stared at her, âBad personâ¦â
Ellinor just saved him, and now that he was calling her a bad person, she felt quite upset, âWho told you Iâm a bad person?*
Baberâs voice was very small, âMommyâ¦
Ellinor snorted, âSo, is your mommy a good person?â
Baber went quiet as he thought of Patricia, shaking his head in terror.
Ellinor widened her eyes. This kid already knew Patriciaâs true colors; it seemed his previous life wasnât too good.
âHow did you end up alone outside? You know itâs very dangerous, right? You canât do this again; you couldâve fallen if I hadnât seen you!â
Baber couldnât form complete sentences yet; he could only say the key words, âScared⦠ranâ¦
accidentally fellâ¦
Ellinor frowned, âScared? What are you scared of?â
Baberâs eyes started to redden; he looked around anxiously for anyone he was scared of, then said with a sob, âScared of mommy⦠very scaredâ¦â
Ellinor knew this kid was just a tool to Patricia; now that she couldnât use him to threaten Theo anymore, Ellinor knew Patricia surely wouldnât treat him well.
âWhat happened? Did she hit you?â
âHotâ¦â Baber pointed at his mouth, âEat⦠hotâ¦â
Ellinor looked at the kidâs swollen lips; he was obviously just scalded.
A childâs skin was very delicate. How could anyone not feel heartbroken after seeing him injured like this?
Now, as a soon-to-be mom, she was very unhappy and even angry to see a child treated like this.
âCome on, letâs go find Balfour and tell him who did this to you!â Ellinor picked up Baber, ready to take him to Balfour Even though she didnât appreciate Balfourâs personal character, she had to admit that Balfour was a man of integrity; he wouldnât be as vile and cruel as Patricia Moreover, in the Howard family, Balfourâs status was the highest; he had enough power to control Patricia, and he could stand up for this kid.
However, Baberâs reaction to hearing that they were going out was extremely strong. He instantly started bawling, waving his small hands, and struggling as hard as he could, âNo! No, I donât wanna go out⦠donâtâ¦â