The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1438

Adrian pouted his small mouth as disappointment etched across his face. “But, Mommy… I like them both…”

Children were always, in their innocent ways, a touch greedy.

Ellinor, despite usually spoiling her kids, always made sure to establish firm principles when they were needed. She never wavered.

“You can come and ask Mommy if you want another one, but it’s not okay to just take your brother’s. He likes his balloon too, and if you take it, he won’t have one. How would you feel if you were in his shoes, Adrian?”

“Mommy, I… I understand now…” Adrian’s eyes filled with regret as he turned to his brother, Baber. “I’m sorry, Baber. Let’s share the balloon. You can play with mine

too!”

Baber, with a relieved smile, nodded. “Yeah! Let’s play together!”

forgive and forget. Their reconciliation

bunny-shaped balloon. Although she was the smallest, she seemed to be

attention of the three kids. “Alright, everyone. Grab your balloons and get in the car. Aunt

trio lined up and climbed into the

settled into the car, Ellinor followed suit.

can be a handful. Ellinor, you’re a great mother. It’s not

aware of each child’s feelings and making sure everyone’s treated fairly. I’m a

she climbed into the car, slamming the door shut

passenger seat of the car, only to be beaten to it by

hopped into the passenger seat, leaving Bartlett standing outside. She rolled down the window to stick out her tongue at him. “Sorry, Bartlett, with the kids in the car, there’s no room for you. We can’t overload the car now, can we? You’ll have

of her hand, she signaled the driver to

bemused smile on his face as