On the other side.
Byran finally finished grilling a batch of his chicken wings, adding an extra ingredient to the sauce with full confidence. He couldn't wait to show Ellinor the real deal when it came to barbecued chicken wings.
However, when he looked up, he noticed that the gazebo was empty.
Where'd everyone go?
He remembered Patricia leading Ellinor over there for a chat just a moment ago. When had they disappeared?
Byran scratched his head in confusion, then carried his plate of chicken wings into the villa to look for them.
...
In the villa's living room, Byran looked around but still couldn't find Ellinor. Instead, he saw Balfour and Patricia chatting on the sofa.
So, he walked over with his plate of chicken wings. "Patricia, where's Ellinor?"
Patricia was resting against Balfour, looking a bit pale and speaking weakly, "Byran, Ellinor... cough, cough..."
Seeing this, Balfour frowned with worry, rubbing her back to help ease her cough.
Then, Balfour glared at Byran, who never seemed to get serious, and snapped, "What do you want with Ellinor?"
Faced with Balfour's stern gaze, Byran instinctively felt pressured and awkwardly held up his plate of chicken wings, "... I made some chicken wings and wanted her to try them..."
Balfour's face showed clear disappointment, his tone dripping with sarcasm, "Patricia's not feeling well and you don't even care for her, but you're eager to run off and feed someone else!"
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