Veronica was a total handbag junkie, but lately she had been on a shopping hiatus since her grandma put her credit cards on ice. So she wasnât able to indulge in her favorite pastime, bag shopping When she heard there was a chance to score ten Hermes bags. Veronicaâs eyes lit up like a kids in a candy store. But she looked skeptically at Ellinor, who was from the wrong side of the tracks, âDo you have that kind of dough? How can you make such a big promise?
Ellinor just smiled, âEven if I donât, your brother does. Donât forget, all his moolah is with me now!â
This made Veronicaâs day. She was hell bent on getting those ten Hermes bags.
âEllinor, you said it! No take backs when I ve jumped through all the hoopsâ
Ellinor smiled back, âDonât worry, I wonât back out! But donât you want a bowl of noodles?â
Veronica gave a contemptuous look at the scrambled eggs in her hand, âI wouldnât touch your noodles with a ten-foot polet Even my dog wouldnât eat noodles made by a pauper like you!â
Having said that, Veronica, holding her workbook turned around to get cracking on her assignments, hoping to cash in on Ellinorâs promise of ten Hermes bags But as soon as she turned around, she found herself face-to-face with her big bro Theo had just taken a shower. He was dressed in a bathrobe, with his arms crossed while leaning against the kitchen door frame.
He was looking stormy as his eyes shot daggers at her Veronica froze âTheo⦠When did you get here?
Theo furrowed his brows, âLooks like youâll never change your bratty waysâ
Without saying more, he came over to straighten out his wayward sister.
Scared, Veronica backed away instinctively and took cover behind Ellinor, who was whisking eggs, Theo, Iâm sorry! LLL Theo barked, âCome here!â
Veronica tugged at Ellinorâs clothes helplessly as she shivered with fear, âEllinor, save meâ¦
Ellinor said, âTheo, could you fetch me an egg from the fridge? Im running low over here.â
Could he say no to her?
Theo shot Veronica a cold look, let out a sigh, and then turned around to get an egg for his wife This gave Veronica the chance to make a run for it.
Once out of the kitchen, Veronica breathed a sigh of relief. But she was puzzled. Why did she instinctively hide behind Ellinor? And even asked her for help?
Did Ellinor actually bail her out?
She had always been mean to Ellinor and even insulted her, but Ellinor still came to her rescue.
Ellinor was such a weirdo and a huge pain in the butt!
She couldnât be bothered to think anymore, she had a workbook to finish.
She had ten Hermes bags to claim, nothing mattered more to her than those Hermès bags!
Back in the kitchen.
Theo fetched an egg, tapped it against the edge of the girlâs bowl, cracked it open, and tossed the shell into the trash.
Then, with a reproachful look at her, he said, âWhy do you still protect Veronica after she disrespects you like that?â
Ellinor, stirring the freshly added egg into the mix, said nonchalantly, âOh? Did I protect her?â
He gently touched her cheek with his rough hand, âYou deliberately sent me off to fetch an egg and stopped me from disciplining her, werenât you protecting her?â