The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1865

The wall lamp in the living room was still on. Balfour sat alone in the dimness while puffing on a cigar. He had dismissed his staff for the night since he preferred to sit alone in the quiet for a while.

The cigar was still lit, and tendrils of smoke spiraled towards the ceiling. Yet Balfour had barely taken a few puffs. He was seemingly lost in thought.

From his position near the windows, he had a clear view of the mansion’s grand iron gate. Suddenly, a beam of bright light shot in, falling directly onto his

eyes.

Headlights?

Who could be visiting at such a late hour? Annoyed, Balfour flicked the ash off his cigar. As if on cue, his smartphone on the nearby table buzzed.

Without much interest, he glanced at the screen. His eyes immediately lit up, and he swiftly picked up the call.

up? Need

from the other end. “Open the

“It’s you? Hang on, I’ll have someone open it for you.”

he spoke to Ellinor, Balfour quickly got up and went outside,

Howard family’s iron gate opened, Theo drove

out of the car, and

she still in jail? Why are you asking

Don’t you know? You’ve always been so fond of

Ellinor this rattled. Even though he wasn’t

you not

Then he turned to Theo, who had just gotten out of the car. “What’s going on? Why are you

suspect it might have something to do with Patricia since he was just released on parole.” “What? Baber’s been kidnapped?” Balfour’s face tightened. He finally understood why Ellinor was so panicked. “Ellinor, who told you Patricia was out on parole? I didn’t even know about

ago. Chase confirmed it too. She behaved well in

frowned deeply. This was not the information he