The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 502

“Ellinor, I knew it was you!”

Ellinor was stunned to see Bartlett Rex’s handsome face for a moment and then breathed a sigh of relief, “So it’s you!”

Bartlett smiled, “What’s the matter? Who did you think it was?”

“Nothing; you just scared me a bit by popping up out of nowhere.”

Was she scared that Theo would come back to find her?

She was overthinking things.

Bartlett gracefully walked over to her, “Ellinor, do you remember the last time we met? That day I asked you when we could meet again, and you said it depended on fate. Today we met here; doesn’t this mean it’s fate for us to be together?”

Ellinor scoffed. “Well, it’s quite a coincidence.”

sound so nonchalant! Aren’t you happy at all to see

“Am I supposed to feel happy?”

leaned closer to her, “But I feel really happy to

no expression, “Oh,

for a good half a minute, but

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previous times I saw you, you were always casually dressed. This is the first time I’ve seen you dressed up so nicely; you look beautiful.”

“Thanks.”

and looked around, but couldn’t find any more quiet spots in the banquet hall; every couch or seating area was occupied

to disturb others or become

came down from upstairs, Bartlett, looking relaxed, was still following

turned her head to ask him, “Bartlett,

eyebrows, “Why do

secretary and I

seemed quite surprised, “Ellinor, when did you become Balfour’s secretary?”