The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1016

Patricia’s eyes were bloodshot, her face a mix of sorrow and anger. She was so worked up that she was panting heavily, her shoulders sharing with eac

gasp.

“Haillie, even if you can’t stand Ellinor, you can’t just go and kill her, can you? She’s a real person, for crying out loud! And she was carrying twind How could you do such a thing…”

Haillie took a step back, her hand flying to her face. The pain in her heart was more intense than the sting on her face.

She stared in disbelief at her friend, who was supposed to clear her name but instead was blaming her openly, Patricia, you

Why?

here to defend

was this… Patricia’s new game plan?

best friend, still made excuses for her.

his head to look at Patricia, a sharp coldness in his grief–stricken eyes, Patrias,

killed Ellinor?”

Blanchet family, lured Ellinor to a spot without surveillance in the alley outside their gate, and had her hit! Brother, I tried to stop her. I did. She even promised me she wouldn’t go after Ellinor, and I thought shed listened, ber in the

her actions, Haillie was dumbfounded. She looked at Patricia, her eyes shaking with disbelled, erics, how could you do this to me? I trusted you! I thought

said with pain, “Haillie, we’ve been best friends since we were kids. I could