The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 819

Ellinor paused before asking Baber, “You wanna leave this place?”

Baber looked a little nervy but he nodded anyway.

“And where do you want to go?” Ellinor asked again.

Baber tried his best to express himself, “The orphanage.”

Orphanage?

Damn, the kid even wanted to go back to the orphanage. Life at the Howard’s must really suck.

Ellinor gently ruffled his hair, trying to comfort him and build trust. T’d love to give you a hand, but you’ve gotta understand, I’m just a guest here, and Patricia is your legal guardian. Unless we can find some dirt on her and strip her of her custody, I can’t help you leave this place.”

limited, and he

realized she might have

you’ve gotta be patient. Wait for the right moment,

looked blank for a moment, but his eyes gradually lost their guarded look, and he

gotta learn to play it cool. Don’t be too quick to show resistance when things get tough. It’ll just make the bad guys meaner. Pretend to

again. It seemed like

necklace from around her neck and put it around Baber’s, adjusting it to

it. As long as you’re wearing it, it’ll protect you. No one can

He treasured the necklace around his

no matter how scared you are, remember not to cry. Smile and

hearing he would soon meet the ‘mom’ who scared him, Baber started

got this magical necklace to protect you. So, there’s

at Ellinor, his eyes filled with determination,

then put him on the bed,