Byran came to his senses and explained truthfully to his brother. "We just bumped into each other at the airport and chatted for a bit before going our separate ways. When I woke up, she was here in the hospital taking care of me."
Balfour was puzzled, "She came to the hospital on her own? You didn't ask her to come?"
Byran shook his head, "No, I was unconscious. Even if I wanted to get her to come, I had no way of getting in touch with her."
"So how did Ellinor know you were injured and at the hospital?"
"She said the hospital's traffic system checked the surveillance and saw that we talked at the airport, so they figured we were friends and called her to come."
Balfour frowned, "The hospital's traffic system?"
Byran nodded, "Yeah!"
Balfour was at a loss for words.
He didn't know how to respond. Only the naive Byran would believe such an absurd story from Ellinor.
He started to suspect that Ellinor's visit to K city was very fishy.
Balfour went into deep thought, then pulled out his phone and dialed a number, "Quinton, find out why Ellinor came to K city today and where she's been."
After giving orders to his underling, Balfour put away his phone and sternly warned Byran.
"Remember, Ellinor bullied Patricia before. You are not allowed to associate with her anymore. Don't let her deceive you!"
Byran frowned, "Balfour, Ellinor wouldn't! She's not the bad woman you all think she is; I've figured her out! She's really nice, and she promised me she wouldn't fight Patricia over Theo anymore!"
A hint of irony flashed in Balfour’s eyes, "She promised you? What makes you think she’ll honor it? It’s just a verbal promise?"
"Yeah, just a verbal promise."
"If you knew what's what, Byran, you wouldn't believe that a verbal promise counts for anything!"
Byran lowered his head and muttered, "Anyway, I still believe her."
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