She didnât mean to butter up Marissa Blanchet; she was merely complimenting her hard work, and she genuinely thought the seafood soup tasted great.
Putnam had made it clear he didnât like her, so no matter what she did, it was never good enough for the old man.
She could be polite to the elders, but if he really couldnât stand her, she wouldnât force it.
Marissa felt super awkward, shot Putnam an annoyed look in secret and sighed helplessly. Then she said to Ellinor, âEllinor, ignore him. If you like it, have more. Thereâs plenty more in the kitchen!â
Ellinor didnât give a damn about Putnamâs attitude and smiled sweetly.
âSure!â she replied cheerfully.
As she was having her soup, her phone buzzed twice. Ellinor took it out while eating.
It was a message from Chase.
Chase: Just as you predicted, Tracy Mendoza and Sheila Mendoza left early this morning to meet Patricia Howard in a park. Patricia gave them a suitcase, probably filled with cash.]
Along with the message, he sent a photo.
Looking at the message from Chase, Ellinor wasnât surprised at all. She calmly continued to have her soup while opening the photo in the message.
The photo was taken from a hidden angle. Behind some greenery, Patricia was handing a black suitcase to Sheila.
At that moment, the man next to her stood up.
After a few bites, Theo got up, took his coat, gave a quick greeting to Marissa and Putnam, then turned to leave.
Seeing him about to leave, Ellinor took a sip of water, stood up, and said, âPutnam, Marissa, I have some business to attend to with Mr. Blanchet. Take your time with breakfast.â
Then she turned to Moran and Veronica and said, âYou two eat more, then study hard.â
After saying this, she followed the manâs steps and left the house.
Once outside, Theo gave the girl a cold sidelong glance and said in a low voice, âWhat are you doing following me?â
Ellinor raised an eyebrow, âCanât I follow you?â
He snorted, âYour classmate even came to your house, why are you following me? Shouldnât you stay at home and keep him company?â
Ellinor knew it was about that. She shrugged, âTheo, havenât we talked about this already? Moran is your sisterâs crush. I brought him to tutor Veronicaâs classes to create opportunities for her! Otherwise, if she ends up bringing you a goodâforânothing brotherâinâlaw, youâll be even more upset!â
Theo glanced at her, still sulky, âIf my brotherâinâlaw has designs on my wife, wouldnât that be even more annoying?â
Ellinor gave a slight smile, âTeenage boys always have some unrealistic desires. In fact, I donât know him well! Just like you and me, we werenât each otherâs ideal type before, but we still ended up together, didnât we?â
âHuh, yeah, this old man fell into the hands of a little girl like you!â Theoâs face finally softened a bit. He looked like he couldnât stay mad at her. âWhy didnât you wear a coat when you came out?â he asked, removing his coat and placing it on her shoulders.
Ellinor gave a pout, âYou left so fast. You didnât even wait for me.â