The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1456

Marissa gently murmured. “Alright, Ellinor, take the kids to wash up and take a breather. We’ll be having dinner soon.”

Ellinor nodded in agreement.

Baber led his little sister upstairs, with Ellinor trailing behind them. After a few steps, she realized that Adrian hadn’t followed. After turning around, she saw that Adrian stood frozen in place. He was looking around in bewilderment, as if he were shocked into paralysis.

Ellinor picked up Adrian and held him close, feeling a pang of guilt. Did her harshness today elicit such a response?

“Adrian.” She tried to coax him. “Let’s go upstairs and freshen up. Then we’ll join your great grandma and great grandpa for dinner, okay?”

Adrian didn’t reply but instead nestled comfortably into Ellinor’s shoulder. He liked the scent of this beautiful lady. It was comforting.

After watching Ellinor take the three kids upstairs, Veronica whispered to Marissa, “Grandma, Adrian has been asking for his dad today. It might have affected Ellinor’s mood. She must miss Theo.”

“Ellinor has been waiting patiently for

a bath and changing her into fresh, pink pajamas, Ellinor filled the tub with lukewarm water for Baber and Adrian.

played with her doll on the bed, Ellinor

being auctioned was a parcel of land that

before his disappearance, but the owner had been hesitant to sell. The location was

was now hers to

logging into her long-unused hacker account, Ellinor started digging deep into

an old friend she hadn’t seen in a while

clicking on the user icon, she typed out, “AAAres, long time no

replied, “Do we know

in surprise. “Aren’t

years ago and lost

“But you still remembered

memory, I guess. It just