The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 133

Sure enough, he saw it.

Before Ellinor Mendoza could explain, the man approached her and said sternly, “Didn’t I tell you not to drink anything strangers give you when you’re out? Are you just ignoring what I say?”

Since he was much taller than her, Ellinor had to tilt her head back to look at him, which was uncomfortable. “No, I remember what you said

The man held her face in his hand, forcing her to look at him. “So you’re deliberately going against my words, is that it?”

Ellinor explained uncomfortably. “It’s not what you think.”

The man’s face remained calm, but there was some displeasure in his eyes. “As my wife, you’re drinking toasts with another man. What should I think?”

but she was helpless. So she explained, “Because he

grip loosened a

she had no choice but to explain now. Ellinor had to tell the truth: “Mr. Rex has three paintings in his gallery that I want, but he won’t sell them to me. He said if

just tell me you want something You don’t have to

her head and said, “We’re not really married. I

I can give you anything but love, as long as you play the part of my wife for these

it’s emotional or financial, owing and repaying create a complex dynamic. If I

seem to be constantly

for a deeper relationship with him. Ellinor was afraid of having one.

was still upset about her chin being pinched by him. To get back at him, she tiptoed and provocatively hooked her arm around his neck, “Well? Do you want me to cling to you? You’d probably be more afraid of me

just looked down at

good today. She was dressed in a ridiculous outfit, her face painted yellow and her hair in

still clear and bright on her yellow face, like the moon in the sky.

said things that were annoying, but

eyes darkened, and a lump formed in