Patricia rushed to put on a show of having just realized her mistake.
"Oh, shoot! Sorry! Ellinor, I forgot you said you wanted something light. I ordered a bunch of greasy dishes! Waiter, can you take all these oily dishes away? My friend doesn't like them!"
Ellinor looked at Patricia's hypocritical face, let out a sharp laugh, and waved her hand to signal the waiter to leave the food. "The food's already been ordered; you guys eat it; don't waste it."
Patricia looked uneasy.
"It's okay; it's fine like this!" Bartlett took the initiative to move the dishes farther from Ellinor and brought a lighter dish to her. "Ellinor, try this one. It's sweet and sour and very refreshing."
"Okay, thank you." Ellinor nodded and started eating.
However, before the food reached her mouth, Ellinor felt nauseous again. She covered her mouth and got up, "Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom!"
She hurriedly left and went to the bathroom, leaving the other three people in their own thoughts as they watched her retreating figure.
After a good bout of vomiting in the bathroom, Ellinor finally felt better.
She came out of the bathroom, washed her hands at the sink, rinsed her mouth with water, and washed her face.
When she looked up again, she saw Patricia standing behind her like a ghost, watching her through the mirror with a wary and resentful gaze.
Ellinor also looked at her through the mirror, straightened up, took a napkin, and casually asked while wiping her face, "Do you need something, Ms. Howard?"
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