The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1749

Then she bent down to scoop up her daughter, Layla, and asked, “Layla, sweetie, have you heard anything about your big brother, Baber, at preschool recently?”

Layla was not as oblivious as her brother, Adrian. She was perceptive and noticed many unusual details.

Upon hearing her mother’s question, Layla became curious. “Mommy, how did you know about the rumors about Baber?”

Just as she had suspected.

Ellinor was right. Earlier, while checking the surveillance cameras, she heard that chubby little boy calling Baber an orphan and claiming that he was adopted. He also said that everyone at preschool knew about it, so she knew something was up.

Adrian and Layla were unaware of the incident where Baber had hit someone.

Layla, what have you heard? Tell

seeming to hesitate about whether to speak or

hesitation made Ellinor frown. “What’s wrong? Are you now keeping secrets from Mommy too? Why aren’t you talking to me?”

quickly shook her head. “No, Mommy… I just didn’t want you to be upset.”

upset if you don’t

clean. “Okay, Mommy, I’ll tell you everything. The kids at preschool have been saying that Baber isn’t your real child. They keep saying that he’s a discarded orphan. They also say his real mother is an immoral

spread such vile rumors at a preschool?! No wonder Baber had been off

absolutely

was indeed not her biological child, but she had always treated him

loved Baber just as much as she loved Layla and

had been adopted from abroad by Theo. Being of mixed race, he had an exotic look, so there’s no way they could lie to him about being

child. He was aware that he was different from his siblings, and he had a particularly sensitive mind due to the hardships