Chapter 948
“I don’t buy the fact that Ellinor is like what they say on the internet. Besides, what would she want from an old fart like me? Balfour once tried to thank her with a check for half a million for saving my life, and she didn’t even take it!”
Alyssa also nodded in agreement with her husband. From their first meeting, she had a natural fondness for Ellinor. Maybe it was because Ellinor slightly reminded them of their missing granddaughter, Pearl.
All in all, they didn’t peg Ellinor as a scheming kid.
Hearing Dean’s words, Xenia frowned and shook her head, “You guys are too naive! If she had a bigger fish to fry, of course she wouldn’t be interested in Balfour’s measly half a million!”
Dean has always been a bit skeptical of his daughter–in–law’s words. He frowned, “So what’s this bigger fish’ a young girl like her would be after?”
Xenia looked worried and sighed, “You guys didn’t go to the hospital the day Byran was admitted, but you must’ve heard about what happened, right? Ellinor denied that Patri was Mr. Blanchet’s lifesaver just to break off Patri’s connection with him! And Mr. Blanchet bought Ellinor’s story hook, line, and sinker, thinking Patri had been lying to him all these years.”
Hearing that, Dean and Alyssa looked at each other.
Dean frowned and said, “We did hear about that, but isn’t it true that Patri made up a lie about being infertile just to get Mr. Blanchet to commit to her? What she did was wrong She’s been lying to him for years, isn’t that enough to shame our Howard family? Besides, our family has never supported her marriage with the Blanchets. She never listened. You, as Patri’s mother, knew about our conflict with the Blanchets but didn’t do anything. Now you’re trying to pin the blame on Ellinor?”
Dean’s views were still lucid and his arguments sound, despite his old age.
Xenia’s face turned a little pale at Dean’s words. She forced a smile, “It’s not that I didn’t want to interfere with Patri, but when it comes to matters of the heart, I can’t control them! Patri has been spoiled by Balfour since she was a child, always getting what she wants. So, when she sets her sights on a man, she won’t rest until she’s got him! I wanted to talk to her, but I can’t dictate her marriage!”
She continued, “But that being said, Patri really did save Mr. Blanchet, and it’s because of his snakebite that she was left with a health issue. It’s just that after all these years, she unknowingly recovered. Even she didn’t realize it! Patri is the child you raised; you should know what kind of person she is. She might be stubborn, hell–bent on marrying Theo, but she never made up the facts. On the other hand, Ellinor, just with a few words, discredited all the good things Patri had done and made everyone believe her. Isn’t that frightening?”
