The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1813

After saying this, little Lea bounced up and down, leading her mom outside by the hand.

Only Ellinor and Marlinie were left in the hospital room, exchanging awkward glances.

Marlinie was the first to break the silence. Her voice was incredibly gentle as she smiled and said, “Ellinor, you probably… don’t remember me, do you?”

Ellinor simply stared at her mother, not saying a word.

Marlinie sighed in self-reproach. “I’m the one who should apologize. I’ve left you alone all these years and only found you now… I’m sorry…”

Ellinor watched as her mother’s tears fell. Her own eyes reddened as she stared at the bandage on her mother’s forearm, asking, “How did you get hurt? Is it serious?”

Marlinie was taken aback. She looked down at her own wound and shook her head. “No, it’s nothing too serious.”

love. She was no longer a child, so it seemed

ago, when Bertha invited me to come see you, why didn’t you show up? Were you

Ellinor, how could I hide from you?! I just felt too ashamed to face you. I haven’t been the mother I should have been, so I didn’t

Why

Back then, someone was trying to kill me, and I thought it would be too dangerous to keep you with me, so I temporarily left you with Arnold for safety. Later, I went looking for you! I really did! But Arnold told me… told me you had died! He even gave me an urn of ashes. I thought… I thought

was not an abandoned child. She knew her

these years she had refused to believe she was abandoned, so she never gave

finally, she saw her mother and received

mother’s hand. “So, who was

paled even more. She seemed to be avoiding

the Howards? Were they trying

out, “Ellinor, actually, the Howards were targeting me, not you. You