Ellinor cracked a slight smile but didnât stand up. She just quietly picked up a glass of water from the exquisite tableware on the table and took a sip.
âWhat the hell are you doing? I told you to leave! You dare drink the water on the table? How do you even call yourself a teacher? Where are your manners? Did you finish helping my son with his homework? Do you just do as you please? Listen! If you donât leave right now, Iâll fire your As she said this, Mrs. Howard went over to grab Ellinorâs arm, planning to yank her up from the chair.
âXenia! Who do you think youâre talking to?!â
Mrs. Howard was taken aback, and she turned her head to look.
Balfour was there helping Dean, and Patricia was helping Alyssa The one who had just called her name was Dean.
Mrs. Howard answered Deanâs question, explaining, âDad, thereâs a stranger here who just sat down; I was about to ask her to leave!â
After hearing this, Dean and Alyssa frowned.
Balfour, who was helping his grandpa on the side, also looked displeased.
Xenia felt a strange tension, but she had no idea what was going on.
Patricia frowned unhappily, looking troubled as she said, âMom? What are you doing? Let go of Ellinor right now; she saved Grandpaâs life!â
What?
Xenia was shocked. She looked incredulously at Ellinor, whom she was still holding onto, âShe isâ¦â
She suddenly remembered this teacherâs last name. So this was Ellinor!
Ellinor was indeed tricky. The first time they met, Ellinor pretended to be a teacher and set a trap for her. No wonder Patri was helpless against her.
Xenia quickly forced a smile, scrambling for an excuse, âOh! Iâm so sorry! I didnât know she was the one who saved Dadâs life; I thought she was Byranâs teacher.â
After Balfour helped his grandpa to his seat, he walked over to Ellinor and asked gently, âWhy arenât you saying anything? Did she scare you?â
Usually, Ellinor would shake her head and say it was okay.
But this woman was the third party who intervened in her parentsâ marriage. If she was lenient with this woman, she would be letting her mother down.
So, Ellinor lowered her eyes and nodded in a frightened manner, âMr. Howard, I was just a little thirsty and wanted to drink some water. I donât know why this lady came over so aggressively and pulled me, saying that Iâm not qualified to sit here.
Playing the innocent victim was not just something Patricia and her mother could do. She just didnât bother to use such tricks normally.
But to deal with people like them, she would fight back in kind!
Balfour was already filled with guilt towards his long-lost sister; seeing her wronged made him feel anguished.
He glared and said to his stepmother, âXenia, itâs your fault for scaring the guest; you should apologize!â
Mrs. Howard was stunned.
What?!
She had already apologized; wasnât that enough?
And Balfourâs attitude towards her was ridiculous. He actually spoke to her, an elder, using a commanding tone in front of so many people!
After helping Alyssa sit down, Patricia immediately came over to defend her mother, âBalfour, mom didnât do it on purpose; she already explained to Ellinor, didnât she? I think Ellinor isnât the nit-picking type, she wouldnât expect an elder to apologize to her. Right, Ellinor?â
Ellinor just gave Patricia a glance, completely ignoring her words.
Balfour was not moved at all, âNo matter who it is, if they scared our important guest, they need to apologize!â
Patriciaâs face also turned very ugly, and she felt extremely embarrassed. Why wouldnât Balfour even listen to her? He wasnât like this before!