Ellinor hung her head and heaved a frustrated sigh, "You might not believe me, but I'm not into Theo, and I've no interest in marrying him, Haillie! You're just wasting your time and energy going after me like this!"
Haillie blinked, looking at her in confusion, "What did you just say? You don't like Theo? I dare you to swear that there's nothing going on between you two and you don't like him!"
Ellinor fell silent.
She couldn't do what Haillie was demanding.
Because her relationship with Theo had become quite intimate due to... that incident.
Of course, she had to do what she did then.
But no one would understand her dilemma, and even if she tried to explain, no one would believe that she was just trying to save someone.
So, it was best to keep this a secret forever.
Once the three-month collaboration period was over, she would leave the Blanchet family and completely disappear from Theo's life, proving through her actions that she had no interest in anything related to the Blanchet family.
Seeing Ellinor's silence, Haillie scoffed, "I knew you wouldn't dare! How could you say you don't like Theo and don't want to marry him! Women like you, once they get their hands on a rich man, they don’t let go so easily!"
Ellinor couldn't be bothered to argue with her, nor did she feel the need to explain her actions.
Just then, Belinda approached her, leading a horse, "Ellinor, have you picked a horse yet?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed Haillie was there too and frowned.
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