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.”

Malloy was Sophia’s father, because Malloy had entirely reinvented himself as Thaddeus,

would surely know how to prove it.

trusted him on

later, the auction concluded.

speak

she went along, it would leave only Quinton with

so he wasn’t reliable enough with the little

to the restroom alone and couldn’t keep them both in check, losing one

three, there was a

too, was worried about the children, so she reluctantly agreed

to the car and wait for him

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

twenty minutes later, Balfour joined them in the

in the car, Ellinor asked, “How did

early, there was no way

definitely ours, but the