Before she left, Xenia gave Patricia's hand a gentle squeeze, trying to calm her frazzled daughter down and reminding her to think on her feet.
Patricia looked up at her mother. Her mind was in a total whirlwind, and she was unable to calm down.
After seeing the state her daughter was in, Xenia felt helpless and went to find Dean and Alyssa.
Ellinor followed Xenia. Balfour glanced at Patricia, not holding much hope, and followed Ellinor into the inner room.
Once they were inside, they didn't close the door completely, leaving a crack open to hear what was happening outside.
Before long, Tracy and Sheila were ushered in by the Howard family's servant and took a seat in the spacious, luxurious living room.
Tracy and Sheila seemed a bit baffled, unsure why Patricia had called them over.
When they saw Patricia sitting on the living room couch, Tracy gave a rather ingratiating smile, "Ms. Howard, did you need us for something? Didn't we just see each other? You called us over again; do you have any new orders?"
Sheila also chimed in with a laugh, "Ms. Howard, if you have any orders, just let us know! Are you feeling like there's not enough negative news about Ellinor online? If you think it's not enough, we can make up more! After all, we don't like that bitch either."
Patricia looked pale and furrowed her brows at Tracy, "Who are you? I don't know you..."
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