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,

grip loosened a bit,

didn’t want to tell him too much, 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 I drink a toast with him,

for a moment and let go of her, “You can just tell me you

said, “We’re not really married. I didn’t want to

you anything but love, as long as you play the part

repaying create a complex dynamic. If I owe someone or they owe

frowned, “You seem to be constantly waiting for the

with him. Ellinor was afraid of having one.

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

at her pretending to be innocent.

today. She was dressed in a ridiculous outfit, her

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

said things that were annoying, but she looked…

man’s eyes darkened, and a lump formed in his throat.