The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 672

Patricia just froze for a moment and quickly let go of the hand holding the child. Keeping her cool, she quietly covered the red marks on Baber with her clothes, then cradled him like a loving mother, soothing him.

“Don’t cry, mommy’s here! Baber, don’t cry, it’s all okay now!”

Baber’s cries quieted down a bit at his mother’s sudden change in demeanor, but he was still utterly confused…

Balfour came over, his eyes filled with puzzlement, ‘Patri, what’s up? Why is the kid crying so much?”

Patricia looked up, her face innocent, “Oh, bro, you’re back! Nothing much, Baber just look a tumble, I’m comforting him!”

Balfour’s frown finally eased. He gently patted Baber’s head, “Boys gotta be tough, can’t be crying over small bumps in the road!”

Baber, tears streaking down his face, looked up at Balfour, but couldn’t express what had happened with his limited vocabulary. He just felt wronged, pulling a face.

Suddenly, he felt a pinch from his mom again, and he turned his scared eyes back to Patricia….

in his mother’s eyes, he didn’t dare

his mom, but he also loved

when his mom picked him up from the orphanage. He thought she was so pretty and she brought him lots of yummy food, dressed him in clean clothes, and

had been living in

what he

seeing his

to appease her, ‘Mommy… don’t be mad… Baber was wrong… Baber was

Patricia smile kindly at him, “Mmm, good boy! Mommy’s not mad, silly!

mom wasn’t mad, Baber

go find your nanny. I need to talk to Balfour, I’ll come find you in a

and obediently nodded, then tottered off to find his nanny.

at

asked me to accompany Ellinor for her surgery today, but I didn’t keep an eye on

serious, “I heard about today from Quinton, it wasn’t

earlier. She said Ellinor is

becoming pitiful and