The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1375

He spotted this massive, sparkly moissanite in the shop, thinking no one could tell it apart from the real deal. But by the looks of Mr. Larios’ reaction, he easily clocked that it was a fake in a heartbeat.

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At the Howard Group.

Balfour was eyeballing a hefty document. It was everything he’d asked Quinton to dig up on Thaddeus International Corporation.

Sophia, Thaddeus’ daughter, was sure as hell not going to let Ellinor off the hook because of Theo. And as Ellinor’s brother, he couldn’t afford to drop the ball.

Quinton had just handed over the document and was about to duck out when he suddenly remembered something.

“Mr. Howard, we’ve got wind of someone snooping on Ms. Mendoza today; it’s probably one of Thaddeus’ henchmen.”

Balfour, engrossed in the Thaddeus International Corporation info, wasn’t surprised. “Does Theo know?”

“Probably. He has a bunch of plainclothes bodyguards patrolling our turf. They

snorted. “If it weren’t for him, Ellinor wouldn’t be

kept his trap

call, but he could tell Theo didn’t want anything to happen to Ms. Mendoza

Theo. We need to beef up our own security at horne. For the next few days, keep Ellinor indoors and limit

to stay in the hospital because of the stress. She’s home now, but she

of that. “I know. When the time comes, I’ll be with Ellinor in the

you can go.”

“Yes, Mr. Howard.”

Balfour rang up Theo.

connected quickly, but neither of the tight-lipped

impatiently broke

the question, so he answered coolly, “Don’t worry, I’ve got a game plan. I’ll meet him in person in the next couple of

what Thaddeus is like? Aren’t you afraid he might keep