The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 443

If Lady Lotus was her mother, then were she and Balfour related?

That arrogant and sarcastic man, Balfour, might be her half brother?

“Ellinor” Bartlett ordered a new set of utensils from the waiter, waving them in front of the dazed Ellinor

Ellinor snapped back to reality; her eyebrows knitted together and she had a serious look in her eyes as she stared at him. “Bartlett, are you sure about what you just said?

“Absolutely! Ellinor, don’t you remember? I told you before that I met Lady Lotus when I was a kid.

She was an old friend of my parents. Those three paintings of Lady Lotus in my gallery were gifts from her to my parents years ago.”

Ellinor felt a wave of mixed emotions.

was also Balfour’s mom, then she was tangled up

persecutions her mother suffered back then connected to

“Ellinor, can I ask why

shocked her, and she was a bit

bit with no response, Bartlett politely said, “It’s okay if you don’t want to talk about it.

her emotional turmoil, took another sip

I pursue you?” Bartlett

froze, then gave a dry laugh. “Mr. Rex, you trekked all the way from Greenhaven to the Hiland City gallery just to ask me

became a bit more serious. “Ellinor, let’s be serious here. It’s not just a fling. I want to genuinely

“Oh, there’s a difference?”

A fling is just for fun, but pursuit is about wanting a

it amusing. Once, a man had said the same to her,

nothing more than a man’s hunting instinct and desire

a friend of mine. It’s not right to covet a friend’s wife, so

both single. Why can’t I express my feelings