The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1498

Byran shrugged. “Fine! I’ll just go wander around the neighborhood and come back at noon to scrounge a lunch off you.”

Ellinor cast him a disdainful glance as she set down her coffee mug. “I suspect that’s your main objective.”

With a cheeky grin, Byran got up and sauntered off, leaving his sister to her work.

Ellinor sat alone for a while, her expression complex. After a few moments of deep thought, she got up and returned to her tasks.

After leaving the Blanchet Corporation, Byran went to hang out with a friend who ran an e-sports bar in the same district. Before he knew it, it was lunchtime.

His friends invited him to join them for a meal and a few drinks, but he declined, leaving the bar after he’d had his fill of gaming. He was ready to head back and find Ellinor.

During the gaming session, someone had handed him a low-alcohol drink, and now he was in no condition to drive himself.

business, the Howard Group, something occurred to Byran. He asked the

are you? How about we grab lunch together? I was

stuff to handle this afternoon. I won’t be able to make it.

think I’m the same troublesome kid from ten years ago? I’ve matured

“I hope so.”

you? Why are you

being so

brother. “Bro, I am an adult now. Fine, if you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t ask. I’m going to find Ellinor now. Gotta go.”

he spotted Balfour walking out of the Howard Group, heading towards a black sedan parked at

to

feel curious. Remembering Balfour’s comment about ‘adult matters; he began to speculate.

brother

a secret rendezvous during