But Ellinor didn't hang up the phone on purpose that fast because she heard some noise from outside the window.
She didn't tell Theo because she didn't want him to worry.
After hanging up, she got up and walked to the window, opened it, and took a look outside, "Anyone there?"
She didn't see anyone, and Ellinor had a bad feeling about this because she was sure she heard something.
She looked down again and suddenly saw a kid hanging outside the railing of the balcony next door. The kid could fall at any moment!
Even though it was just the second floor, for such a small kid, the consequences of falling could be lethal.
"Don't move! It's dangerous!"
Without giving it a second thought, Ellinor quickly went to the balcony, climbed over, and saved the kid, then carried him back to her room.
That kid was the little boy Patricia had forced Theo to adopt with her.
The kid's head was still heavily bandaged due to the injury he'd suffered a few days ago.
Ellinor had the kid sit down; she squatted in front of him and asked seriously, "How did you end up alone on the balcony? Where's the one who's supposed to look after you?"
Baber seemed very scared; he stared at her, "Bad person..."
Ellinor just saved him, and now that he was calling her a bad person, she felt quite upset, "Who told you I'm a bad person?"
Baber's voice was very small, "Mommy..."
Ellinor snorted, "So, is your mommy a good person?"
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