The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1709

After a day and a night of relentless searching, Thaddeus finally discovered where his wife and daughter had taken refuge, and without a moment’s hesitation, he raced to their location.

He found the place where Bertha and their daughter were staying and rang the doorbell.

The bell echoed for a moment before the sound of footsteps could be heard from inside. “Hello.”

It was Lea’s voice.

Assuming that it was the pizza she had ordered, Lea rushed to the door. But upon opening it, she was greeted by the stern face of her father.

Lea froze for a second before promptly slamming the door shut.

“Lea…”

Thaddeus couldn’t even finish calling out his daughter’s name before he was left standing outside. His face darkened even more, but he took a deep breath to suppress his anger and rang the doorbell again.

no one came to

to grow uneasy. “Boss,

his head. “No. She hates that. You guys

it!” His men nodded and

sighed and continued to press the doorbell, convinced that they couldn’t possibly keep him out forever.

and

patience was

Meanwhile/inside the house.

on the couch, watching TV. The incessant ringing of the doorbell was

I

back at her mother. “Mom, why don’t you let Dad in and clear things up? The frequency of his ringing is getting more frantic, and he might just break your friend’s door in his panic.

well how hot-tempered her husband could be, and if he got desperate enough, he might really break down the

to her daughter to

understood her mother’s intentions and rushed

in time, the pizza that

door. He was afraid of getting caught up