Ida's gaze went deep, and then she cracked a faint smile. "Sure, she did, but so what?"
Sophia, resting her chin in her hand and batting her eyelashes flirtatiously, said, "So Ellinor was trash talking Mr. Blanchet, huh? I wanna hear what she said. I bet we're on the same page!"
Ida chuckled lightly. "Ms. Sophia, we aren’t close enough to be chatting about this."
Sophia shrugged boredly, looking a bit bummed because she didn't get an answer, but she didn't push further.
Then Theo piped up. "What did she say about me?"
Ida looked surprised. Her gaze shifted up to Theo as a cold flash appeared behind her glasses while she smiled. "Mr. Blanchet, you shouldn't give a hoot about whatever she said now, right?"
Theo was running out of patience. "What did she say about me?!"
Ida didn't answer directly; she just smirked. "She didn't say anything. I was just pulling Ms. Sophia's leg, Mr. Blanchet. Don't sweat it!"
Theo looked pissed off; anger was flashing in his eyes.
Ida deliberately avoided his gaze and lowered her head to continue eating.
Byran felt the tension in the air and Theo's discontent with Ida. To protect his girlfriend, he quickly changed the subject. "Cough, cough! Theo, still no word from Ellinor?"
"No." Theo replied coldly. His gaze was deep, and his chest was full of irritation.
Byran was also curious about where the hell Ellinor was. He knew that his brother, Balfour, was looking for her everywhere, and he would occasionally ask Quinton for any leads, but he would always come up empty.
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