The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1754

Thaddeus furrowed his brow. “It isn’t that I’m keeping you here, Sophia. It’s the fact that you’re also barred from leaving the country. It’s best you stay put and assist with the investigation.”

Sophia looked shocked once more. “What? Why? Why would that involve me? Why am I also being kept from leaving the country?”

Thaddeus took a deep drag from his cigar. “Have you forgotten? Three years ago, you came back for that man and managed some of the companies here. So some of the financial discrepancies happened under your watch. So, you have to stick around and cooperate with the investigation.”

Sophia’s brows knotted together like a pretzel.

How could this happen?!

If she was barred from leaving, didn’t that mean she wouldn’t be able to take Marcus away immediately? What if Ellinor decided to strike while the iron was hot?

Sophia’s feeling of uneasiness grew stronger, and she started to doubt the sudden crisis in her father’s companies.

It was all too coincidental, wasn’t it?

in the suite where Marcus and Tristan

returned to their room, Marcus closed the door, stood up from his wheelchair, and took off his jacket, throwing it on the

mood had been sour ever since he saw

have to show up with Bartlett at that scenic spot? Did they really have to

and irritation were like a

his eyes. “Dad, you’re so

saw traces of Ellinor on his face. He tousled Tristan’s hair lightly as he said, “If you want to grow tall, you

blinked his big eyes and asked, “Dad, are you in a bad mood?”

struggled to find

it that obvious? Even his

confirmed Tristan’s suspicions.

stoic, but when he was in a bad mood, his whole aura was different. Most people might not notice the

you

eyes and glared at Tristan. “You think that flashy guy is

was taken aback. He suddenly found his father’s petty jealousy amusing and endearing. He