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?”

was helpless. So she explained, “Because he has

loosened a bit, “What’s that?”

to tell the truth: “Mr. Rex has three paintings in his gallery that I want, but he won’t sell them to me.

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

really married. I didn’t want to bother you

“This doesn’t count as owing. I’ve said that I can give you anything but love, as long as you play the part of my wife for

and repaying create a complex dynamic. If I owe someone or they owe me, it becomes challenging to part ways easily.

seem to be constantly waiting for the day to

wished for a deeper relationship with him. Ellinor

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 clinging to you,

down at her

girl didn’t look good today. She was dressed in a ridiculous outfit, her face painted

clear and bright on her

things that were annoying, but she looked…

darkened, and a lump formed in his