The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1705

Baber, holding the kite, approached Ellinor’s room and gave the door a gentle knock.

After a brief wait at the door, it was Adrian who came to let him in.

Adrian, upon laying eyes on the kite, snatched it eagerly away from Baber. “Finally, it’s back! We need to keep this safe for our next visit to the park. I’ll be the coolest kid there!”

From within the room came the sound of Layla retching, clearly expressing her distaste for her twin brother’s antics.

After stepping into the room, Baber glanced around but didn’t see Ellinor. He asked, “Where’s Mom?”

Adrian, having already run off with the kite in search of a place to stash it, didn’t respond.

Layla, who was lounging on the couch and snacking, answered him instead. “Mom’s taking a shower. She said she’s feeling hot and thought a bath would cool her off.”

Baber nodded, then took a seat next to his sister to patiently wait for their

to water. After noticing another pack of the same snack on the coffee table, he reached over to grab it.

even touch it, Adrian swooped

a pack of snacks, and ran

hand awkwardly hung in the air as he glanced around to see no

only

Where was his?

towel, she stood in front of the bathroom mirror, eyeing the marks on her neck and collarbone that were left by that man as

have done it on purpose.

embarrass her in front

How despicable! Hmph!

in clean clothes, Ellinor took out some concealer and applied it to her