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.”

a questioning

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

really don’t like him, then ignore him.” Ellinor advised, “I’m not trying to

Boss. I know what

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

off you go. Get some

and then prepared to leave,

kids to bed tonight? I’m feeling

boss sympathetically before agreeing

taking care of three children by night. Exhausting

the

his sleep. He was sure he had closed the window before bed, and the hotel’s central heating was always on.

cold was peculiar.

about himself, but he worried about his son catching a