Chapter 1057
"Bartlett, can I steal you for a minute?â Byran trailed after Bartlett, apparently wanting
to have a word with him.
Once Bartlett and Byran had left, Ida turned her gaze to Ellinor and asked in a hushed voice, âEllinor,
Ellinor calmly opened her eyes, âUgh, he's a real pain
A glint of light flashed across Ida's gold-rimmed glasses, âHe seems to have a thing for you.â
Ellinor, unmoved, sat up, looking totally bored, âHe must have an ulterior motive.â
Ida slightly raised her eyebrows, âEllinor, are you saying anyone who has a thing for you has an ulteri
Ellinor chuckled lightly. âA normal person wouldn't express such feelings towards a
married person. Plus, he's been friends with Theo for years. Do you think he has any good intentions
Ida found herself agreeing and nodding.
Men really do have some unspeakable kinks.
Just then, Belinda walked in, looking particularly drained, and plonked herself down on a couch with
Ellinor noticed something was off and raised an eyebrow at her, âWhat's wrong?â
Belinda shook her head as her voice quivered, âNothing... Ellinor, are you hungry? Should I go grab s
Upon hearing Belinda's shaky voice, Ellinor's frown deepened, âWhat's going on? Did
Chase bully you or something?â
After hearing Chase's name, Belinda stiffened momentarily, then shook her head, âNo. Chase didn't c
Ellinor fell silent.
Ida glanced at Belinda, then at Ellinor.
They both knew something was definitely up. Belinda didn't look like nothing had happened at all.
"How can there be nothing wrong?â Veronica stormed in, all fired up with anger.
âBelinda, I thought you were tough! How can
you let a man affect you like this? You're making us women look bad! You're driving me crazy!â
Veronica had
initially gone to visit her grandma and had seen Belinda crying in the hallway. When she went over tc
Her hearing was pretty good, and the hallway was silent, so even without
the speakerphone, she heard the nasty things Chase was saying.
After seeing the look on Veronica's face, Ellinor understood that Veronica knew what was going on, s
she asked, âWhat happened?â
Veronica was too enraged to speak, âChase called Belinda and said... I'm too
embarrassed to even say it! How could such a shameless man exist in this world?â
Ellinor frowned, âWhat exactly did he say? Tell me now!"
With a blushing face, Veronica awkwardly said, âHe said heâs not used to the contraceptives providec
Ellinor's face turned dark, and she gritted her teeth, âIs that so? What brand does he need? Tell me, I
With that, Ellinor was about to get off the bed and storm off to find that annoying jerk.
After noticing that Ellinor was now angry, Ida quickly reassured her, âBoss, donât be mad. I'll go give I
Ellinor retorted,
âI've noticed that punkâs becoming more and more infuriating! Have I been too lenient with him all t