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 are likely to protect Ms.

for him, Ellinor wouldn’t be in this

kept his trap shut.

was a tough call, but he could tell Theo didn’t want anything to

own security at horne. For the next few days, keep Ellinor indoors and limit visitors.”

nodded. “Don’t sweat it, Mr. Howard. I’ve got it covered. But the doctors said Ms. Mendoza needed to stay in the hospital because of the stress. She’s home now, but she might have to go

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

you can go.”

“Yes, Mr. Howard.”

left, Balfour rang up Theo.

quickly, but neither of the

silence, Balfour impatiently broke it.

he answered coolly, “Don’t worry, I’ve got a game plan. I’ll

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