The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 445

“I bumped into an acquaintance and we grabbed a bite.”

“Who was it?”

Ellinor rubbed her temples, her expression growing serious. “That’s not important! Chase, I need you to dig up everything you can about the Howard family, especially Balfour. The more detailed, the better!”

“On it” Chase immediately whipped out his phone to start the search.

Ellinor leaned back on the couch and closed her eyes for a rest.

Being two months pregnant, she was feeling extraordinarily tired, and her energy levels were not what they used to be

She and Chase had been in Hiland City for a month now, while Ida was back in Greenhaven handling company matters, occasionally popping in for a visit.

This past month, she had been investigating her mother’s background in Hiland City, but progress was slow

dead end, Hiland

hadn’t gotten it wrong. He

the trail went

for a new lead was finding her

was a hitch, Master Michell wasn’t able to come to

into Bartlett in a gallery and got a crucial lead about her mother’s

hurried over with news. “I found

opened her eyes. “Spill

on his phone. “The Howard family is a big name in Greenhaven because the older generation

from the Howard family and Marlinie Bagley, the daughter of the reputable Bagley family

Marlinie Bagley? Marlene…

they must be the

had gotten her mother’s name wrong or her mother

“Go on!”

man. When the Howard family found out,

Ellinor frowned. “That’s impossible!”

couldn’t believe the gentle, kind mother in her