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.”

“Sounds good! We won’t disturb your little date then. We’ll

Ellinor

began shouting in frustration, “Wait! Don’t go! Stop!”

her back. “Ellinor, they’ve got a schedule to keep. Let’s not

me go! I

shouting made Sophia quicken her pace. She said a few words to Marcus and quickly ushered him and Tristan back

struggle and shout. “Come

RV was out of sight, and Bartlett gently tried to calm her down. “Ellinor, calm

hand off her and shrugged indifferently. “Alright, let’s go. I understand your vision for

was taken aback.

so quickly? Was she alright

you okay?” Bartlett asked