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?”

a family that can stand toe–to–toe with Theo’s. I have parents who love and protect me, a Balfour who’d shield me from the rain, and a

instant as it dawned on her. “So, it was you who spilled the beans to the Mendoza family about me marrying into the

shy away, “Yes,

me out to the Mendozas, you could kick

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

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

“Isn’t it?”

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 your perfect image may crumble, and no

ready to check if

have something

blocking Ellinor’s

getting impatient, “What