Chapter 501


    Chapter 501


    How could Hailie possibly say no to the man she fancied? She nodded gently and said, “Sure thing,


    Balfour. Don’t you worry, I’ll get Patricia right away.”


    A feeling of indescribable joy washed over her. The fact that Balfour entrusted her with taking care of


    Patricia affirmed her special ce in his heart.


    As for Ellinor, she was just an average secretary.


    After Haillie left, Balfour nced at the remaining crowd. His eyes were polite but cold, “Anyone else


    here for the show?”


    The crowd fell silent. Everyone quickly caught his drift and left.


    Balfour turned to Ellinor, “Ms. Mendoza, how do you feel about running into someone you’d rather not


    see?”


    Ellinor could sense the sarcasm in his words, but she simply replied, “Not great.”


    Balfour smirked, “Ms. Mendoza, you’re brutally honest.”


    Ellinor sighed, “Mr. Howard, if there’s nothing else for me to do here, can I knock off early?”


    Balfour looked at her, “Taxis are hard toe by around here. How do you n on getting home?”


    Ellinor was aware that it was indeed hard to hail a taxi in this affluent neighborhood. She initially


    nned to call Chase for a ride, but she couldn’t let Balfour know about her connection with the


    Crescent Society. Otherwise, she’d lose her job as a secretary.


    “Don’t worry, I can book a ride online.”


    “An online ride?” Balfour scoffed, “Ms. Mendoza, you’re a full–time employee of the Howard Group


    now. If something happens to you on your way home, thepany will not only be responsible but also


    be med by the public. Are you trying to cause trouble for thepany?”


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    Ellinor forced a smile. Was he cursing her? Why would she get into an ident so easily on the road?


    If he was truly concerned about the safety of his employees, Balfour could have arranged for someone


    to give her a lift home.


    But he didn’t. That proved he wasn’t genuinely concerned her; he was just being difficult.


    “Fine, I’ll wait until the party’s over and leave with you.”


    Balfour nodded and stood up to leave.


    Ellinor followed him. After a while, she spotted a restroom.


    “Mr. Howard, I need to use the restroom.”


    “Go ahead.”


    Ellinor entered the restroom, locked the door, and let out a long sigh of relief. She was sweating bullets.


    She sat on the toilet lid, lifted her skirt, and saw arge scrape on her thigh that was raw and bloody.


    She got it when she climbed out of the window from one room to another. She hit a broken window


    edge, which hurt so bad, but she kept a poker face, afraid that someone might find out about her


    escapade.


    After cleaning and tending to her wound, Ellinor exited the restroom.


    But Balfour was nowhere to be seen.


    She figured, why would Balfour wait for an insignificant secretary like her?


    Moreover, Balfour was genuinely annoyed by her.


    Whatever, she didn’t care about Balfour at the moment. She just wanted to find a spot downstairs to sit


    and rest.


    Ellinor slowly headed toward the stairs. No one could tell she was injured.


    Suddenly, arge handnded on her shoulder. The palm was rough and slightly cold.


    Who was it?


    Ellinor jumped out of her skin!