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?”

have parents who love and protect me, a Balfour who’d shield me from the rain, and a Byran who guards me. And you? Your

her. “So, it was you who spilled the beans to the Mendoza family about me marrying

shy away, “Yes, it

by ratting me out to the Mendozas, you could kick me to the curb?” Ellinor

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

is relying on your family’s

“Isn’t it?”

have. My support 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.

Ellinor got up, ready to check if the chicken wings

I have something to show you!”

followed, blocking

was getting impatient,