The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1889

Ellinor didn’t believe her mother’s professed disinterest and continued, “The Howard’s backyard is home to a particular flower, beautiful, rare, and difficult to cultivate. It’s called the Moonlight.”

Hearing this, Marlinie’s pupils contracted in shock, and she looked at Ellinor with astonishment. “What?”

Ellinor went on, “Mr. McNeil told me it was his late wife’s favorite flower. Over the years, he’s been spending most of his time tending to that garden, caring for those flowers. Even his current wife, he hardly pays her any attention. They live under the same roof but sleep in separate beds.”

Marlinie was shocked and puzzled at the same time, “Ellinor, why are you telling me all this?”

Ellinor replied, “No specific reason. I just wanted to share my observations of the Howard family. Oh, and Mr. McNeil never intended to marry his current wife. The two children they have were conceived through medical intervention.”

Marlinie’s eyes trembled.

through medical

Ellinor started eating her breakfast and

didn’t want to speak on behalf of the Howard family or her absent biological father. She was just stating what

to bring it up with her mother, but after Bertha’s

breakfast and discussing some other matters, Ellinor picked up Baber to

time for the nurse to

delay her daughter, allowing her to

contemplating the words her daughter

with Moonlights? They were her favorite flower but weren’t suitable for the city’s climate. How could

a positive change in Marlinie’s mood and smiled

smart and

of her mother’s hospital room with Baber in her arms,