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.

at his friends, “Sorry guys, I finished my dance during the

suspicious. Could the blackout have

Jonah was quite lucky. A power outage right at the crucial

didn’t want to watch Jonah strip, but he had obviously raised the stakes in the poker game just now on purpose. It was of a letdown to not see him get

go of Bartlett’s arm. She looked up to thank him,

bit

suddenly stopped because when she looked up, she didn’t see Bartlett as she had expected. Instead, she was met

Theo?

could it be him?

standing there before the power cut.

expected that the person she grabbed

to

Ellinor, the waiter bringing it was approaching from

sudden move, the waiter almost dropped the tray, and the juice almost spilled on

“Watch out!”

her back, preventing