"You're too kind."
Ellinor didn't even lift her head, just casually responding.
Theo, hand on his forehead, squinted at her, "Did you learn this before?"
His question carried a hint of probing.
Because it was unusual that Ellinor could play the violin so well.
Choosing Ellinor to be Mrs Blanchet was an accident, but after this accident, he had people investigate her background.
The Mendoza family was middle-class, but Ellinor was an overlooked illegitimate daughter, raised by rural relatives since childhood. Her upbringing did not afford her to learn classical instruments.
And just now, at the class reunion, the piece she played on the violin, without seven to eight years of solid practice, couldn't reach that level.
This girl was full of contradictions, making people feel she was not simple.
But Ellinor didn't care about the man's scrutinizing gaze, just sulkily looking at the expenditure bill on her phone.
She just paid the bill at the class reunion, and now her wallet was empty, with only over eighty dollars left on her bank card!
And the culprit who made her poor was the man sitting next to her!
The man was still making sarcastic remarks, saying her violin playing was good, really!
The more she thought about it, the angrier Ellinor got, "Mr Blanchet, we're not really married. What I've learned or not is none of your business! After three months, we'll go our separate ways. Why are you asking so much?"
Reprimanded by Ellinor, Theo frowned, "Ms Mendoza, I just paid the compensation for a violin for you. Why are you so unfriendly to me?"
What's wrong with her attitude? She's been very polite!
Ellinor glared at him, "Mr Blanchet, that violin was broken by you, if you don't compensate, should I compensate?"
Theo's face darkened, feeling misunderstood for the first time.
Ellinor grumbled angrily, "And if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had to pay for dinner today, spending all my living expenses!"
So that's why she was unhappy.
Theo raised his eyebrows, and teasingly smiled, "Ms Mendoza, aren't you happy to have a gathering with your classmates? You're unhappy because you have to pay?"
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