The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1739

As he spoke, he naturally pulled Ellinor towards him. He looked at the red marks on her arm with a pained expression. He chuckled and said, “Well, even if it’s a reunion of old friends, there’s no need to be so rough. Look, you’ve left a mark on Ellinor!”

Bartlett’s protective gesture towards Ellinor seemed far from innocent.

Ellinor, of course, found this repulsive.

Sophia, however, was quite pleased with this. She was happy to see them be so close.

“Mr. Rex, I apologize. I was just too excited to see Ellinor after so many years, and I didn’t realize how hard I was gripping her. I didn’t mean to hurt your girlfriend.”

Bartlett was more than willing to accept Ellinor as his girlfriend. He put on a boyfriend-like demeanor. “It’s okay. Girls like to greet each other with a hug, so it’s understandable. We haven’t seen each other in a long time, so I was thinking we could catch up over dinner. But it seems your husband is in a hurry to get to the next stop with the kid, so we won’t disturb you any longer. We’ll catch up another time.”

won’t disturb your

waved at Ellinor and quickly

and began shouting in

“Ellinor, they’ve got a schedule to keep. Let’s not hold them back. Be good.”

me go! I want

shouting made Sophia quicken her pace. She said a few words to Marcus and

continued to struggle and shout.

sight, and Bartlett gently tried to calm her down.

She brushed Bartlett’s hand off her and shrugged indifferently. “Alright, let’s go. I understand your vision for Blue River Estates. There’s

was taken

so quickly?

you okay?” Bartlett