The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1477

This time, Sophia didn’t hear.

Ellinor returned to her private room with her brow furrowed in deep thought, contemplating something unknown.

Balfour, seeing his sister like this, gently asked, “What’s wrong? Do you know who’s bidding against us?”

Ellinor nodded. “It’s Sophia.”

Upon hearing it was Sophia, Balfour’s expression momentarily stilled. There was a worried look falling upon his face as he understood why the bid for the piece of land had been driven so high.

He scoffed. “The Thaddeus family’s tactics are downright despicable.”

Ellinor snorted lightly. “Despicable? They’re downright greedy! They’ve increased the price by more than tenfold!”

Balfour agreed with his sister’s assessment as his gaze darkened. “Don’t worry, I’ll talk to the auction official later. I’ll get that piece of land for you at a fair market price or less.”

that Malloy was Sophia’s father, because Malloy had

Balfour would surely know how to

him on

the auction concluded.

Balfour to speak with the auction official, but Balfour disagreed.

take some time. If she went

guy, so he wasn’t

he had taken two of the children to the restroom alone and couldn’t keep

with all three, there was a risk of something

so she reluctantly agreed not

to take the children to the

children, made their way to the car in the parking lot to wait

twenty minutes later, Balfour joined

Ellinor asked, “How

and said, “I’ve explained the situation clearly, but since Sophia left early, there was no way to confront her. The

piece of land, it’s definitely ours, but the price is yet to be