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.

did he touch

point, “He pretended to shake hands with me, and then took the opportunity to touch the

he

the Blanchet family

and walked towards

Blanchet seemed to have a lot of work to deal with and wouldn’t be going home. So, she

called out to

turned around, “What’s

back of the car and handed it to her, “This painting is a thank you gift from Mr. Blanchet for saving Marissa yesterday. Please, Ms. Mendoza,

painting from Mr. Blanchet? Could

taken aback, a glint of excitement in her eyes. She tore open the brown paper around the frame, and sure enough, it was Whispers in the Wind?!

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

moment, then turned back

handsome in profile, but he didn’t look at her.

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

“The painting is yours by right, no need for more words”

stressed, “No! I have something else

Ellinor’s eyes were bright and full of anticipation. He suddenly became curious about what

The man was much taller than Ellinor, he looked