The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 429

Chase and Ida glanced at each other, their hearts heavy with bitterness.

Growing up, the big boss never received a shred of warmth in the Mendoza family. She suffered all sorts of hardships after being sent to the countryside. It was a heart-wrenching journey to get to where she is today, a journey they both witnessed and experienced together.

Chase looked at Ellinor’s downcast appearance and wanted to lift her spirits, so he changed the topic. “Now that the engagement gifts have been returned, why don’t we go out and have some fun, maybe drown our sorrows a bit?”

Drink in broad daylight? Ellinor was not in the mood for fun. She waved him off, instructing, “Chase, do some digging on whether there have been any luxurious mansions in H city that were demolished and rebuilt in the past twenty years. If so, look into the original owners. Also, look into a former student of H City University named Marlene Get me her records”

Chase, sensing something asked seriously, “Marlene, is that your mother’s name?”

mother had been murdered by their enemies, she couldn’t shake the feeling

her head adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses, and looked at the pale Ellinor with concern,

about her weight loss, then joked, “Even if Mr. Blanchet is away on business, you’re not going to starve yourself because you miss him, right? Come on!

would you be where you are today? Would you even have money to treat

brushed it off, “So what if I’m using our boss’s money to treat

go for lamb chops. It’s cold out, lamb

her feel nauseous. She lowered the car window and leaned out to vomit for a while. When she recovered, she sat back, taking deep breaths to calm herself, only to find

exactly what they were thinking with

your wild guessing. I just

something only adults would consider, smirked, “Really? Have you and