As soon as Patricia heard about the abortion idea, her eyes lit up.
Her mom was right; tonight's dinner was a golden opportunity. She could sneak some saffron into Ellinor's food. Let's see how she could keep the baby!
However, after several failed attempts, Patricia had lost her previous confidence and started to worry, "What if someone finds out it was the saffron that caused her miscarriage?"
Mrs. Howard confidently said, "Don't worry about that. If it's found out, I'll take the blame. I didn't know she was pregnant; I just wanted her to taste some good beauty and health food; it wasn't intentional."
With her mother's assurance, Patricia finally felt relieved, "Wait, mom, I'll get the saffron right away! Add a lot of it, it's best if that woman Ellinor bleeds a lot!"
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Meanwhile, in Pearl's room.
Ellinor was lying on the single child-sized bed, observing everything in the room.
She stayed in this room, hoping to remember something.
But, other than the strong sense of familiarity and fragments of memory triggered by the broken music box, she didn't feel anything about the room anymore.
Her phone suddenly rang. When Ellinor picked up, she saw that it was a video call from Theo.
"What are you doing?" Theo's voice was deep, mature, and full.
Theo looked at files while occasionally glancing at Ellinor in the video on the other end.
He seemed very busy, but he still made time to check on her. Did he really care that much about her?
Ellinor lazily said, "I'm resting, getting ready to sleep for a bit."
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