Ellinor took a bath in her room in the Howard family’s mansion, which was said to be her room when she was a child.
The maid prepared her fitting pajamas, changed the bedding and pillow, and also brought a charger.
As she was drying her hair and charging her phone, she checked her unread messages.
Ellinor’s phone but the one who had mally
obating on whether to shoot in a message to let him know she was okay
nonstop was Bartlett.
was also hooded with messages from Bartlett, asking where she was and how she was doing.
touched, to she texted him back Tm okay, I just had a dead phone
Bartlett fired back night away. Ellinor, where are you?”
Don’t wanna say
If she told him, he would definitely come looking for her.
Given Bartlett was Balfour’s friend, Balfour wouldn’t dream of barring him at the door.
Bartlett fired off another message. “Why won’t you tell me where you are?”
You’ll find out. I’m beat, so I’m going to bed.”
After hitting send, Ellinor bailed out of the chat. She was about to lock her phone when she caught sight of a friend request. It was from Theo.
This was a new account she set up to ghost Theo after she axed her old one.
Why was this guy trying to friend her again?
After giving Theo the cold shoulder, she put her phone aside and started blow-drying her hair.
When she was done, she plopped onto her bed for some phone time, and there was yet another friend request from Theo.
This time, he had left a note. “Don’t you want that painting anymore?”
Ellinor was at a loss for words.
She was fuming and couldn’t help but grip her phone tightly.
Theo knew her too well; he knew she was pissed but also that she couldn’t escape him.
For the sake of the painting, Ellinor accepted his friend request but didn’t respond.
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