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

lead Arnold had given her was a dead end,

to confirm, but he was adamant that he hadn’t gotten it wrong. He maintained

where the trail went

lead was finding her mother’s mentor,

Master Michell

a gallery and got a crucial lead

and hurried over with news. “I found

her eyes. “Spill

Howard family is a big name in Greenhaven because the older

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

Marlinie Bagley? Marlene…

sounded similar, they must be the

her mother’s name wrong or her mother had

“Go on!”

When the Howard family

Ellinor frowned. “That’s impossible!”

the gentle, kind mother in her memories