The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 818

The kid was kicking and screaming, making it impossible for Ellinor to control him. She had no choice but to put him down again, “Fine, we’ll stay put for now. Chill here for a bit longer”

Baber was back on the ground, retreating to a corner like he’d seen a ghost, curling up into a ball, and hugging his knees tightly.

Ellinor looked at his pathetic state, and her brow furrowed, “I’ll be out of here soon. How long do you think you can hide here by yourself? What will you do if you get hungry or thirsty? The Howards will find you sooner or later.”

The word find sent shivers down Baber’s spine, scaring the hell out of him.

Ellinor couldn’t help but feel a pang of sympathy. She’d been in his shoes, alone and helpless.

Her unreliable mother had entrusted her to Arnold Mendoza out of desperation. However, Arnold dumped her with country relatives instead.

At the Mendozas’ country relatives’ house, she was even more of an outsider. They only took her in to get Arnold’s monthly child support.

It turned out that Arnold only paid for two months and never did so again.

even worse, not even letting her

was an unwanted child and made a game

about her and no one would stand up

was pranked by the relatives’ kids and pushed into a dried-up well at the edge of the village. She was stuck there for three

sick thinking about that fear, desperation,

full days and nights, and not a single relative came looking for her. They were glad to have her gone; at

the end, a passing photographer found her and pulled her out of the well. He

condemned online and accused by their neighbors. They hated her even more but couldn’t do anything because of the public pressure. Once the

bland but

bullied her

convent was nice, and she cared a lot about

borrowed money for Ellinor’s schooling, giving her

started winning scholarships and secretly

she made money, she repaid Karan, renovated the convent, and made sure those who bullied her got their just

but she was also