Chapter 345
The Howard family
Balfour was sitting in a wicker chair in front of a tidy built–in bookshelf, one hand holding a book and the other a steaming cup of coffee
Secretary Quinton was standing by, dutifully reporting
“Mr. Balfour, about the incident online, Ms Mendoza’s situation is really pitiful. Should we help her out?”
Although Quinton wasn’t really a fan of Ellinor’s attitude towards Mc Balfour, he had to admit that she did help their elder at The Bund of Trent River. If it wasn’t for her, the elder would have definitely been harmed by the internet starlet.
Balfour squinted his eyes, remembering Ellinor’s indifference towards him:
“She’s Theo’s girlfriend, so we don’t need to intervene in anything”
Quinton agreed, Mr. Blanchet should be capable of protecting his own girlfriend!
Well, it seemed that he was worrying too much Balfour elegantly put down his coffee cup and continued, “Right now, the main thing is, how did the video on the internet get leaked and where did it come from Do help me find out‘
Quinton replied somewhat helplessly. Tve tried to find out, but really can’t find it. We confiscated the internet starter’s phone on the spot, there’s no way she had time to backup. The phone was then in your possession, only given to the police for evidence collection, no one else touched it.”
A flicker of alertness crossed Balfour’s eyes, “So you’re saying someone messed with the phone while I wasn’t paying attention?”
Quinton hesitated for a moment before nodding, “I believe, that’s the only possibility”
Balfour closed his book, “I’ve been keeping the phone in the drawer of this study, if someone messed with it, it must be an inside job!”
Quinton thought it was unlikely to be someone from the household, “Uh usually only Miss Patricia would dare to enter your study without your permission, no one else would dare to ”
As Quinton was saying this, Patricia bustled in with a plate of snacks, smiling brightly
“I brought back pizza, specifically for you to try!”
Balfour rarely saw Patricia so happy, even though he wasn’t interested in sweet foods, he still took a piece of pizza to please her, taking a small bite to taste.
Patricia blinked expectantly, “How is it? Yummy?”
“Yep, anything you buy is delicious”
Patricia giggled, her smile sweet.
Balfour was tasting the sweetness of the pizza, when he suddenly looked at the innocent Patricia and fell silent, then he asked her, “Patri, have you been in my study recently, did you touch the phone in the drawer?”
Patricia looked surprised, then innocently said, “No! What happened?”
“Do you know about Ellinor being attacked online?”
A hint of tension flashed across Patricia’s face, quickly replaced by calmness. She nodded, “Yeah, I overheard some people talking about it when I was out eating with friends, but I haven’t checked it online yet. What happened?”
Balfour frowned, his gaze becoming serious, “Patri, are you sure you don’t know what happened?”
“I really don’t know!” Patricia looked hurt, her eyes filling with tears, “Are you suspecting me?”
