Chapter 1320
Byran rubbed his head, which was still hurting from Balfour’s smack, but he was still curious. “What’s up with Theo?”
Balfour’s expression was serious. “When we go in, don’t mention what Sophia said earlier in front of Ellinor, and don’t bring up Theo!”
Balfour avoided his question, and Byran couldn’t shake off the feeling that something was off.
Were Ida and her brother hiding the same thing from Ellinor?
When the two brothers walked in, Ellinor had finished her lunch and was idly scrolling through her phone on the couch..
“Ellinor.” Balfour called her softly.
Ellinor looked up at him, feeling a bit surprised. “Why are you home so early today?”
Balfour sat next to her and smiled. “There’s not much going on at the company this afternoon, so I figured I’d come home and keep you company.”
Ellinor replied indifferently, “Don’t bother. I’m fine by myself; I don’t need company.”
Balfour didn’t really mind Ellinor’s aloofness anymore. He had grown accustomed to it.
Ellinor glanced at Byran, who was standing behind Balfour, and asked casually, “Did that woman leave?”
Byran nodded. “Uh-huh, she’s gone.”
Ellinor asked offhandedly, “Did she say she needed anything from me?”
Byran felt a bit guilty and received a subtle glare from Balfour. He quickly shook his head. “No! I think she was just looking for something to do!”
Ellinor figured as much. What good could come out of Sophia looking for her?
At that moment, she noticed the money she transferred to Theo still hadn’t been accepted.
Ellinor frowned as she looked at the transfer.
Couldn’t this guy be more straightforward?
She transferred the money again and wrote, “Please accept. Let’s call it even!”
After waiting for a while, he still hadn’t accepted the money or responded to her message.
Ellinor felt a heaviness in her chest; it was an indescribable discomfort.
She thought for a moment and then asked Balfour, “Do you know what Theo has been up to recently?”
Balfour was usually calm, but he briefly stiffened at this question. His smile now a bit forced. “Why the sudden interest? I thought you wanted nothing to do with him.”
Byran tensed as well. He was afraid Ellinor had caught on to something, even though he had no clue what was going on.,
“I do want nothing to do with him. But I want to pay him for the painting. I don’t want to owe him anything. He’s refusing to accept the money I transferred.”
Upon hearing this, Balfour sighed in relief. “If he won’t take the money, just consider the painting a gift from him. To him, the price of the painting is pocket change.”
Ellinor frowned. “Regardless of whether or not it’s pocket change to him, I don’t want to owe him anything. We’re not on speaking terms, so I can’t just accept things from him for no reason.”
Balfour looked at her stubborn expression with complex eyes. After a long pause, he gave a small smile. “Alright, I’ll have a check sent directly to the Blanchet family. We won’t owe them anything.”
Ellinor wanted to sever all ties with Theo, but she didn’t plan on getting too close to Balfour either.
“I’ll transfer the money to you!” With that, Ellinor pulled up Balfour’s contact info, ready to transfer the money right away.
But Balfour took her phone away and put it aside. “That’s enough. Stop staring at your phone; it’s bad for you.” Ellinor was speechless.
star was
Meanwhile, Byran was quietly texting Ida, asking if what Sophia had said earlier was true. He got a positive response.
