Chapter 405

Most of those who caught up in the heated discussion were women, including Alist celebs, influencers, and some highborn ladies from wellknown

families.

Their murmuring made Bartlett uncomfortable. He shot a disgruntled glance at the chattering crowd before turning to Ellinor with a softened voice.

Ellinor, it’s a madhouse down here. Let’s go upstairs. I’ll grab a towel for you to dry your hair.

Alright, thanks.

Ellinor accepted Bartlett’s offer, as she too didn’t fancy being the topic of gossip. The noise was giving her a headache, so she followed Bartlett up the

stairs

On their way up, Bartlett gave Ellinor a side glance. His eyes, always filled with a smile, seemed to bear a thought. Ellinor, where’s Theo? Why’d he let you

come in alone?

replied with a calm face, “He’s outside, probably still

a hint of bitterness in her seemingly nonchalant tone.

“No, I understand Theo’s concern for his

rationality surprising, yet he wasn’t completely convinced she was unperturbed. He scrutinized her for a moment before saying, “Theo’s always been kind to Ms. Howard. In fact, before you came along,

an eyebrow. End

was something lovers do. So, in Bartlett’s view, was there an emotional history between Theo and

Ms. Howard have been beyond reproach; even I

kept quiet. She wasn’t in the mood for explanations.

wasn’t jealous; she was

her in such

attitude clearly meant he suspected she’d done something displeasing to Ms.

understood her, but now it seemed he didn’t really know her and

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