The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 950

Xenia and Patricia thought they’d covered their tracks well. They hoped Ellinor hadn’t caught on to anything.

At that moment, Patricia was still kneeling on the ground. Seeing Balfour and Ellinor standing together, she became irritated and instinctively on guard. “Didn’t you go to office? Why did you come back?”

Balfour had heard the slanderous things Xenia and Patricia had said about Ellinor in front of their grandparents. He already had a distaste for his stepmother, Xenia, and that only added to his dislike. Seeing his once beloved sister Patricia, disappointment filled his eyes.

“Ellinor said she had something to discuss with you, so I came back.” Balfour responded.

“Ellinor, you…what did you want from me?” Patricia got up from the ground, blinking her eyes in confusion at Ellinor.

for the moment. She turned to the two elderly people, politely nodding her head and saying,

Ellinor. They hoped she wasn’t as bad as what they’d read on

remarked to Ellinor, “Ellinor, don’t be formal. Sit down and tell us what’s on your mind.”

down and

hold back then.” Ellinor smiled, going over to sit on the single–seat sofa next to them.

pregnant, she got tired from standing

Patricia standing on the side, “Ms. Howard, why don’t you have a seat as well? We can

frowned, feeling uncomfortable with Ellinor’s assertiveness. But she had to put on a gracious front.

down on the sofa, demonstrating her hostess demeanor,

did not hold back, “I don’t need any drinks, just

was silently observing the situation as he sat down on the chair that a

moisten her throat before asking. “Ms. Howard, did