The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1616

Ellinor swiveled her head to look out the window while massaging her temples. “So, what you’re saying is, this trip… was a bust.”

“Not entirely,” replied Balfour.

Ellinor’s disheartened eyes gleamed with hope again. “What do you mean?”

Balfour locked eyes with his sister. “I heard Lady Lotus’ voice over a phone call through a friend. I wouldn’t mistake that voice. It’s our mother’s voice. I’m convinced there can’t be two voices in the world with the exact same tone, intonation, and speech patterns.”

Ellinor’s pupils quivered. “Really? It’s our mother?”

Balfour nodded. “I’m absolutely sure that it’s her.”

Ellinor’s eyes were tinged with a hint of red. “Mother… She’s still alive…”

like this, Balfour reached out and gently ruffled her hair.

why didn’t she want to meet you? Does she know you were the one trying to see

was me. I didn’t let my friend reveal

know. She needs to know that her son is looking for her. She would

was me, she’d

her brows, not understanding, “Why?”

publicly searching for you and our mother worldwide. If she’s alive, she must know I’m looking for her. Yet she’s never tried to contact me and has

“Could it be… could it be that she has amnesia

wouldn’t she come back for Ellinor?

his head again. “I don’t believe so. If she had lost her memory, she wouldn’t continue to use the pseudonym Lady Lotus for her paintings, and she wouldn’t

Ellinor was silent.

amnesia, she wouldn’t be using the pseudonym Lady

if her mom didn’t have amnesia, why wouldn’t