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.”

was Sophia’s father, because Malloy had entirely reinvented himself as Thaddeus, erasing all traces of

would surely know how to prove

him

the auction

to speak with the auction official, but Balfour

If she went along, it would leave only Quinton

so he wasn’t reliable enough with

had taken two of the children to the restroom alone and couldn’t keep them both in check, losing one in the

left alone with all three, there was a risk of

too, was worried about the children, so

take the children to the car and

along with Quinton and the three children, made their way to the

Balfour joined

Ellinor asked, “How did your conversation go? Did

but since Sophia left early, there was no way to confront her. The auction official said they would verify

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