Ellinor flashed a smile, saying, "Sure, I can apologize to Ms. Sophia."
Marissa beamed. "That's my girl, Ellinor. I knew you were the sensible one."
Then Ellinor approached Sophia.
Sophia's eyes sparkled with triumph, but she feigned generosity and shook her head. "No need, Ellinor. I know you didn't mean to... Oh my gosh!"
Before she could finish, Ellinor grabbed her hair, dragged her over to the restaurant's cash register, held her head down, and forcefully slammed it on the counter.
Everything happened so fast that Sophia was caught off guard and could only scream in shock.
Everyone was taken aback, unprepared for such a twist.
By the time Theo arrived to intervene, Ellinor had already dealt with Sophia.
He looked at the fresh wound on Sophia's forehead, his eyes seething with rage as he coldly asked Ellinor. "What the hell are you doing?"
Ellinor shoved Sophia, who was ahead of her, into Theo's arms, then picked up a napkin from the counter and casually wiped her hands. "I absolutely hate being misunderstood. And I certainly won't apologize for something I didn't do. Mr. Blanchet, you insisted I apologize, so I had to do the thing you falsely accused me of, then apologize."
Sophia was pushed into Theo's arms. He frowned, steadied her, and then withdrew his hand, his gaze deeply fixed on Ellinor.
Ellinor no longer cared about his gaze. "Now, I have indeed hurt Ms. Sophia, so I can apologize to her."
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