The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 822

Dean jumped in, siding with his grandson, “Balfour, you’re spot on! Xenia, you scared off my savior here, aren’t you going to apologize to her?”

Xenia was a proud woman. There was no way she’d apologize to a young girl like Ellinor.

But Dean had spoken. She had to listen, right?

With all her extensive knowledge and experience, she knew she needed to suck it up sometimes to get things done. She’d wait for the right moment to deal with Ellinor.

So, Xenia forced a smile and said politely, “Ms. Mendoza, I apologize. I didn’t realize your importance earlier and was disrespectful.”

Ellinor smiled back, “It’s okay. I know it wasn’t intentional. No one told you I was the guest today.”

Xenia’s smile froze. What was this girl implying?

she hinting that Xenia wasn’t important enough to

some tricks up her sleeve. Xenia

any double meaning in Ellinor’s words. If there was, then someone

apologized, Balfour was relieved

pulled it out like a

Ellinor didn’t refuse Balfour’s kind gesture

was next to Alyssa, which was usually occupied by

She nearly lost control of

Balfour actually invited Ellinor to sit next to Grandma. That was too

Balfour pulled out another chair and sat next

her fork, “Ellinor, are you hungry?

Alyssa. But there’s so much

said, “Dean and I didn’t know what you liked, so we asked the kitchen to prepare a variety. Feel free to eat

don’t be shy! Eat whatever you like, and anything you don’t like,

while looking at