Chapter 268
Patricia was a bit shorter than Ellinor, with incredibly smooth skin
Her features were exquisitely delicate, like a Westem realistic painting filled with gentleness and emotic
Her eyes were big and round, slightly drooping at the comers, making her seem like a naive and carefr
She was beautiful, of a nonâ
threatening kind, the kind that made people want to protect her the moment they laid eyes on her. But
Had she spend the night here last night?
A smirk tugged at the corner of Ellinor's mouth as she realized this
Good thing she cleverly stayed away last night, or something would have been super awkward!
She couldn't help but think, what a shameless man! Couldn't he take his old flame to
a hotel or something?
He still had a wife he wasn't divorced from and was bringing another woman home for the night. Talk
Ellinor didn't reply to Patricia.
Patricia blinked her moist eyes and asked again, âWho are you looking for?â
It wasn't that Ellinor didn't want to answer, she just didnât know how to reply to Patricia's question.
If she mentioned her name, Patricia might not know who she was. If she said, she was Mrs. Blanchet, it
She didn't want to stir up trouble with this stranger, much less fight over a man.
After pondering momentarily, Ellinor went for a safe answer, âI'm not looking for anyone. I just live here
Patricia blinked her big eyes as if she had seen something new, âLive here?â
At that moment, Devin came down the stairs, looking a bit anxious. But his face brightened when he sa
back!"
Ellinor nodded, turning her gaze to Devin.
Devin scanned Ellinor from top to bottom before asking in concern, âEllinor, where were you last night?
Walking in, Ellinor casually replied, âI was at a friend's party. It got late, so I stayed over.
Relief washed over Devin when he saw that she was back safe and sound, âThat's good! That's good.â
Ellinor didn't pay much attention to Devinâs
changing expressions. She casually handed him a food box, âDevin, this is a cake I brought back from n
Devin respectfully accepted the food box, âAll right, Ellinor.
Turning his head, Devin called over a maid. He handed her the food box to put in the fridge and instruc
Understanding Devinâs instructions, the maid nodded and left with the food box.
After changing into slippers in the foyer, Ellinor headed straight for the stairs to go to her room.
She had things to deal with. The overall design for the new Blanchet Corporation office building was nc
she needed to complete a detailed draft within three days. Time was of the essence
Work needed to start ASAP!
But after only a few steps, she heard someone softly call her name from behind
âEllinorâ
Patriciaâs voice was very gentle.
Ellinor stopped in her tracks, surprised that Patricia knew her name. She turned around and looked at F
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