The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 899

Quinton glanced at the ice cream stand and then told Ms. Mendoza, “You head upstairs; I’ll stand in line and get your ice cream. Let me know your flavor.”

“Vanilla.” Ellinor said, pulling out a bill from her bag and handing it to him, “Here’s the cash.”

Just as Quinton was about to refuse it. Ellinor’s gaze turned stern.

It seemed like Ms. Mendoza wasn’t going anywhere unless he took the money.

With no other choice, Quinton reluctantly accepted the money and went to queue up.

With someone else waiting in line for the ice cream, Ellinor went upstairs.

Who knew that she’d bump into an old acquaintance as soon as she got in the elevator?

woman, all dolled up with red lipstick, looked at Ellinor stepping into the elevator, paused for a second, and then said sarcastically, “I was

she was an employee from the Howard

department, this woman took her place as Balfour’s secretary, though she couldn’t remember

name.

unimportant people, so she just nodded and smiled,

scoffing. “I heard you were fired by Mr. Howard! What

replied casually,

Ellinor, do you think our company is some

glanced at the rising elevator floor numbers and yawned out of boredom, “Oh, I

felt annoyed by Ellinor’s dismissive attitude. She didn’t believe she was just here for lunch, so she tried to pry a bit more,

turned her head and looked at her, “Why

rolled her eyes, “We’re colleagues;

more than just curiosity. She had been sent by Mr. Howard’s sister, Patricia, to keep an

Howard fired Ellinor and she lost touch with