Ellinor instantly froze, then nonchalantly crossed her arms and gave Byran a disdainful look. "Mr. Howard, what do you think you're doing?"
Byran appeared extremely uneasy, as if contemplating how to respond. After half a minute, he finally blurted out, "Ellinor, I want to pursue you!"
Ellinor felt oddly calm, then boredly sized him up from head to toe, "Are you even legal?"
Byran lifted his chin defiantly, "In another six months, I'll be legal!"
Ellinor yawned lazily, "Then come find me when you're legal!"
After saying that, she was ready to take off, clearly uninterested in carrying on the conversation.
But Byran blocked her way with his arms, refusing to let her go.
Byran became serious, "Ellinor, stay away from Theo. He belongs to my sister! If you're into rich guys, you can be with me. I can spoil you too; my family can give you whatever you need!"
Seeing that she couldn't escape his grasp, Ellinor leaned against a tree, looked at the boy in front of her, and chuckled.
"You want me to be with you? You haven't even started working yet and you’re still living off your parents. What would I get from being with you? Would I have to support you?”
Hearing Ellinor's words, Byran felt humiliated but couldn't retort.
"I'm not a kid! You're only a few years older than me! When I have control over the finances, I'll give you plenty of money to spend!"
Ellinor coldly watched the naive boy in front of her make his promises, and easily shrugged off his arm, "I appreciate your feelings, but I don't have time to wait for you to grow up. We're not a good match!"
With that, she easily slipped away from Byran.
But Byran emphasized again, "Ellinor, you're not allowed to be with Theo. He's my sister's man!"
So the reason he said all that was because he wanted Theo for his sister. What he didn't know was that she was far from being his sister's rival. Her relationship with Theo was purely business, and it would end when the contract expired.
Thinking about this, Ellinor suddenly replayed what Theo had just said to her, "Then let’s not separate."
He said it so casually that she didn't think he had thought it through.
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