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

a dead end, Hiland College had no record of a

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

where the

for a new lead

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

a gallery and got a crucial lead about

phone and hurried over with news. “I

opened her eyes. “Spill

is a big name in Greenhaven

the Howard family and Marlinie

Marlinie Bagley? Marlene…

two names sounded similar, they must

had gotten her mother’s name wrong or her mother had changed it on

“Go on!”

had a daughter with another man. When the Howard family found out, they threw them out and

Ellinor frowned. “That’s impossible!”

the gentle, kind mother in her memories would