Chapter 1355
Bartlett was mulling things over as he walked, and then he tentatively asked Ellinor, “Ellinor, I saw Theo bring you supper just now, and you accepted it. Does this mean you’re thinking about making up with Theo?”
Ellinor hesitated a bit. She didn’t directly respond to Bartlett’s question and shifted the topic. “Mr. Rex, do you fancy some barbecue?”
Bartlett fell silent.
Even though she didn’t answer directly, he had already guessed the answer.
Back in the living room, the smell of barbecue wafted through the air, making everyone’s stomachs grumble with hunger. They were all looking forward to it.
Ellinor handed the barbecue to Bélinda. “You guys start. I need to use the bathroom”
Belinda took the barbecue and asked, “Ellinor, this is from Theo, isn’t it?”
Ellinor didn’t answer and had already turned to walk to the bathroom.
“Who else could it be?” Byran stood up. He couldn’t wait to open the barbecue package and quickly took out a skewer, handing it to Ida.
Ida took it without hesitation.
Then, Chase also took two skewers and passed one to Belinda.
Belinda was a bit taken aback before accepting and saying, “Thanks.”
Chase just smiled. “No need to thank me; I didn’t buy it. I should thank Theo for providing us with barbecue so late.”
Belinda smiled. “Then you should go thank him. You have his contact, right?”
Chase just laughed and didn’t argue further.
At this time, Belinda’s phone rang. It was her boyfriend, Jacob, She quickly put down the skewer and went to the side to answer the phone. She had forgotten to call Jacob earlier. He must be worried, perhaps even angry.
After moving to a quieter spot, Belinda picked up. “Hello, Jacob.”
Jacob sounded a bit gloomy. “Belinda, where are you? Are you not at home yet?”
Belinda was quite embarrassed. “Jacob, I’m at the Howard’s. Ellinor is staying here how, so I came too. I forgot to call you earlier. I’m sorry.”
Jacob chuckled bitterly. “It’s okay, as long as you’re fine. I was just a bit worried about you…”
Belinda felt even more guilty. “I’m really sorry, Jacob. It wasn’t intentional. I was just so happy to see Theo and Ellinor getting along, and I forgot to call you. You’re not angry, are you?”
Jacob replied, “Belinda, I’m not angry, really.”
“That’s good. I’ll treat you to something delicious tomorrow after you get off work. By the way, did you finish your work?”
“Yeah, it’s all done.”
“That’s good. Don’t let me disrupt your work; that would make me feel even worse.”
“Belinda, when are you planning to come home? Do you want me to grab a cab and pick you up?”
Belinda was mindful of him and knew he had to work the next day, so she didn’t want to trouble him.
“No need, Jacob; someone will take me home. You should get some rest. You only have a few hours to sleep before you have to get up for work.”
Jacob was silent for half a minute, then asked somewhat unnaturally, “Who’s taking you home? Is it Mr. Larios?”
