The Kiss that Sparked it All

hapter 509

Bartlett didn’t answer her, but he also didn’t try to shake off her hand.

Soon after, a light suddenly appeared in the darkness. The butler of the mansion hurried over with a flashlight, calming everyone down, “Guests, please don’t panic. The power outage is due to a circuit short–circuit! We have sent someone to fix it; it should be

back on soon.”

“Please fix it ASAP, my girlfriend is scared of the dark!”

“Man, you gave us

real fright!”

“Don’t worry everyone, it’s just a power cut!”

About a minute later, the chandeliers in the banquet hall lit up again.

Everyone finally heaved a sigh of relief. Everything was back to normal.

was already standing in the middle of the dance floor, having straightened his clothes and tie. He smiled at his friends, “Sorry guys, I finished

suspicious. Could the blackout have been

quite lucky. A power outage right at the crucial moment.

he had obviously raised the stakes in the poker game just now on purpose. It was of a letdown to not see him get his just

power was back on, and Ellinor let go of Bartlett’s arm.

bit

looked up, she didn’t see Bartlett as she had expected.

Theo?

could it be him?

there

never expected that the person she grabbed

to

because Bartlett had ordered a juice for Ellinor, the waiter bringing

waiter almost dropped the tray, and the juice

“Watch out!”

Theo reached out and pulled her back, preventing her