The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1518

Ellinor’s eyes darkened, and her voice was as frosty as a winter’s chill. “So you think that just because I discovered the truth through others, I can accept it now?”

“Boss… we’ve been trying to find that child for the past three years. We planned to tell you only after we found him. We know we messed up, and we’ll accept any punishment you see fit.”

Ellinor didn’t summon Ida here to blame or punish her. She was afraid that if something else were to happen in the future, they would hide it from her again, fearing she couldn’t handle it.

“From now on,” she said solemnly, “there’s nothing I can’t handle. You must report everything to me immediately. Understood?”

Ida bowed respectfully. “Yes, Boss!”

Ellinor looked up at the moon, now a pearl in the night sky, as her eyes narrowed. “Also, what’s going on between you and that kid, Byran?”

Upon mentioning Byran, Ida’s expression flickered to something akin to a headache. “That boy probably harbors a grudge from three years ago. He’s probably looking for payback.”

at Ida with a questioning gaze. “You don’t like him?”

her gold-rimmed glasses. “It’s not like that.”

him.” Ellinor advised, “I’m not trying to meddle, but I don’t want to see you get

“Don’t worry, Boss. I know what I’m

matter. She had once thought she knew what she was doing, certain she wouldn’t get hurt by a man. But here she was, stuck in a place she couldn’t escape. She didn’t want to

you go. Get

and then prepared to leave, not wanting to

Ellinor called, “on your way out, could you let Veronica know to put the kids to bed tonight? I’m feeling

her boss sympathetically before

Corporation by day and taking care of three children by night. Exhausting was an understatement.

the

closed the window before

was peculiar.

himself, but he worried about his son catching