The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 401

Ellinor chuckled. “I don’t get it. If I leave, you get to go back to Mr. Blanchet. Aren’t you afraid he’ll get bored of you and ditch you?”

Patricia’s face was full of pride and nobility, with a hint of condescension. “Ellinor, you and I are not the same.”

“Oh? How so?”

with Theo’s. I have parents who love and protect me, a Balfour who’d shield me from

it dawned on her. “So, it was you who spilled the beans to

didn’t shy away, “Yes, it

you could kick me

hide her arrogance. “I know it’s not that simple! Ellinor, I just wanted you to see your reality. You’re a girl with no backing, marrying into a wealthy family with no one to rely on. Over time, people will look down on you. But me, because my family is not to be messed with, the Blanchets would never dare underestimate me, and Theo wouldn’t dare cross me. Even if one day, things between Theo and I go south, I can take the hit. My safety net is my family, they’ll

your “backing‘ is relying on your family’s protection?”

“Isn’t it?”

is myself. I don’t rely on anyone and I don’t expect to be protected for a lifetime. Being self–sufficient means I won’t be put in a passive position. I stay with the Blanchets because I have a thing for Mr. Blanchet. I don’t care about his family, status, or wealth, nor am I envious. Even if one day he gets tired of me or I get tired of him, 1 can walk away freely, without any unbearable consequences. Ms. Howard, I just want to remind you, don’t keep thinking this way. Be careful, one day

up, ready to check if the chicken wings

Ellinor, I have something to show

followed, blocking

impatient, “What is