The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 26

Theo, still looking down, flipped a page of the document, “So, is it or isn’t it?”

Ellinor spilled the beans. “The video was uploaded by Debby, but the voice was indeed recorded by me on my phone and added in later.” Theo hummed quietly. “I invited you to be a bridesmaid, and you went and crashed the wedding How you gonna fix this?”

Ellinor frowned, “Mr. Blanchet, let me be straight with you. This is your family’s business, I shouldn’t have butted in. But these irresponsible dudes are public enemies, and I feel the need to expose them every time I see one!*

Theo smirked, a hint of mockery in his tone, “I didn’t realize you were some kind of justice warrior.”

Ellinor seemed a bit ticked off, “That guy, Connor, he’s not only sneaking around behind Belinda’s back, but he also took the opportunity to touch my hand when he met me. That’s enough to show how sleazy this man is on a regular basis! Mr. Blanchet, I don’t think you want your niece to marry such a trashy guy, do you?”

Theo turned to look at her, “He touched your hand?”

“Absolutely! That jerk will only bring trouble to Belinda!” Ellinor said.

he touch it?” Theo

pretended to shake hands with me, and then

he didn’t

the Blanchet family

walked towards the yard on

to deal with and wouldn’t be going home. So, she didn’t wait for him.

the car and called out to her, “Ms.

stopped and turned around, “What’s

wrapped tightly in brown paper from the back of the car and handed it to her, “This painting is a thank you

Mr. Blanchet? Could

in her eyes. She tore open the brown paper around the frame, and sure enough,

Blanchet bought this painting at a high price as a thank you gift for saving his grandmother! Damn! If she had known, she wouldn’t have let Chase bid. The price was jacked up to 50 million, what a steal for the auction house and

moment, then turned back and knocked on Theo’s car window.

down, Theo looked handsome in profile, but he didn’t look

said, “Mr. Blanchet, get out of the car, I need to

painting is yours by

have something else to

full of anticipation. He suddenly became

The man was much taller than Ellinor, he looked down