The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 7

where that iman had gone The toma Ebror get changet. Theo had already left the rocan. She didn’t give a feast aðrir Altar al Khay were just partners, with a partnership lasting onry three months. Once the contract was up, it was every

Synged and they’d be strangers again. She locked the door and hit the hay night awdy

The next morning.

Elinor was woken up by the racket from the maid of the Blanchet family knocking on the doce

“Mr. Blanchet asked me to bring you some clothes, Ellinor

What a nuitane

Ellinor hadn↑ finished her beauty sleep yet but in omeone else’s Rouse she had no choice but to get up and open the door She took the dress the maid had brought her. After freshening up and changing her clothes. Ellinor stepped out of the room to find something to nibble on, only to get drenched by a bucket of cold, stinky

Laughter echoed around her

Her vision was obscured by the dirty water it wasn’t until the water dripping down her head had dried up that she could make out the scene, before her in front of her stood a young girl around her age, all dolled up and stuck up, smirking at her A few of the Blanchet family’s maids were surrounding the girt One of them was holding an empty bucket, the dirty water from which was apparently all over Ellinor now

With a slight frown, Ellinor lifted her wet lashes and calmly looked at the strange girl, asking, “Who are you? Why did you

drench me?”

Veronica Blanchet’s thin lips that were painted with the latest lipstick, cracked open in a aughty hannet. Tim Veronica the

Blanchet family’s Miss, and Theo is my brother”

So, she was her sister in–law

“So why did you dranch

looked down on Ellinor with utter disdain in her ayat

warning for you to know your place! Don’t think that just because you’ve marned into our Blanchet family you can actually be a Blanchet family woman You don’t have

“But I’m still your brother’s wife, your sister as tave.

spent your wedding night alone, and you dare call yourself my brother’s wife? Let me tell you, my brother only married you to appease my grandfather’s iness. Once my grandfather gets better, you’ll have to leave our Blanchet family?

in such a rush to

no way he would fall for a woman like you! Apart from having the title, you’re worthless in our Blanchet family You’re not even as good as a maid When my brother is not around, what I say goes and you have to follow

“Uh huh, I got

know your place. Better behave in the

Veronica was ready

“Hang on”

stopped

“What now? Is there anything else you want to

just got married into the family. I’m not quite sure about the rules you mentioned Could you please explain them to me in detail? This way I can remember them and follow your rutay. Veronica was taken aback at first, then she sneered. Women from poor families like yours sure know

“Wait a minute…

earnest, “Miss Blanchet, my memory is not too great. I was hoping you could come into

“What a pain!”

bit annoyed, but she didn’t pass up the chance to lay down the law, so she followed Ellinor into the room. However, as soon as she stepped into

Miss… Are you okay?”

her hair was grabbed by Ellinor and she was

in terror, “Ah! What… What are you doing? Let go

one hand and her hands with the other, asking. “Tell me,

couldn’t help but shudder, “It… It was dirty water from cleaning fish in

is that

second, she dunked Veronica’s head into the toilet..

Veronica: “Ah…!”

Ellinor finally lifted her up. “How