Chapter 817
But Ellinor didn’t hang up the phone on purpose that fast because she heard some noise from outside the window.
She didn’t tell Theo because she didn’t want him to worry
After hanging up, she got up and walked to the window, opened it, and took a look outside, “Anyone there?”
She didn’t see anyone, and Ellinor had a bad feeling about this because she was sure she heard something.
She looked down again and suddenly saw a kid hanging outside the railing of the balcony next door. The kid could fall at any moment!
Even though it was just the second floor, for such a small kid, the consequences of falling could be lethal.
“Don’t move! It’s dangerous!”
Without giving it a second thought, Ellinor quickly went to the balcony, climbed over, and saved the kid, then carried him back to her room.
That kid was the little boy Patricia had forced Theo to adopt with her.
The kid’s head was still heavily bandaged due to the injury he’d suffered a few days ago.
Ellinor had the kid sit down; she squatted in front of him and asked seriously, “How did you end up alone on the balcony? Where’s the one who’s supposed to look after you?”
Baber seemed very scared; he stared at her, “Bad person…”
Ellinor just saved him, and now that he was calling her a bad person, she felt quite upset, “Who told you I’m a bad person?*
Baber’s voice was very small, “Mommy…
Ellinor snorted, “So, is your mommy a good person?”
Baber went quiet as he thought of Patricia, shaking his head in terror.
Ellinor widened her eyes. This kid already knew Patricia’s true colors; it seemed his previous life wasn’t too good.
“How did you end up alone outside? You know it’s very dangerous, right? You can’t do this again; you could’ve fallen if I hadn’t seen you!”
Baber couldn’t form complete sentences yet; he could only say the key words, “Scared… ran… accidentally fell…
Ellinor frowned, “Scared? What are you scared of?”
Baber’s eyes started to redden; he looked around anxiously for anyone he was scared of, then said with a sob, “Scared of mommy… very scared…”
Ellinor knew this kid was just a tool to Patricia; now that she couldn’t use him to threaten Theo anymore, Ellinor knew Patricia surely wouldn’t treat him
well.
“What happened? Did she hit you?”
“Hot…” Baber pointed at his mouth, “Eat… hot…”
Ellinor looked at the kid’s swollen lips; he was obviously just scalded.
A child’s skin was very delicate. How could anyone not feel heartbroken after seeing him injured like this?
Now, as a soon–to–be mom, she was very unhappy and even angry to see a child treated like this.
“Come on, let’s go find Balfour and tell him who did this to you!” Ellinor picked up Baber, ready to take him to Balfour
Even though she didn’t appreciate Balfour’s personal character, she had to admit that Balfour was a man of integrity; he wouldn’t be as vile and cruel as
Patricia
Moreover, in the Howard family, Balfour’s status was the highest; he had enough power to control Patricia, and he could stand up for this kid.
However, Baber’s reaction to hearing that they were going out was extremely strong. He instantly started bawling, waving his small hands, and struggling as hard as he could, “No! No, I don’t wanna go out… don’t…”
Chapter 818
