The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1039

Baber was knocked down by the force of the door swinging open, landing flat on the floor and bursting into tears.

“What are you up to, you little rascal? Snooping around, are you?” Xenia accused him loudly.

Baber, frightened and looking wronged, stammered, “I wasn’t peeping…”

He hadn’t been. He just didn’t know what was going on and was too scared to step outside, so he peeked through a small crack in the door.

Xenia was in a foul mood. She already found this unprofitable kid annoying, and now that she had no outlet for her simmering anger, she decided to take it out on Baber.

She gave Baber a vicious kick, then snapped at him, “You’re nothing but trouble! Ever since we adopted you, everything’s been going wrong. We should’ve never taken you in. You’re a disaster!”

Baber doubled over in pain, clutching his stomach.

bad mood, she’d take

she became more cautious and started hitting him in places hidden by clothes to avoid

her son, Xenia treated him

mom left the house, he thought he could finally breathe without any fear

grandmother started abusing

Everyone in it was

orphanage in his own country, where he was always hungry and cold. It would still

“Stop crying! You are nothing

he was on the verge of passing out, with

daughter was arrested by the police, there was no way she could marry into the Blanchet family after getting out of jail. And with this kid around,

Xenia finally let go of Baber, closed the bedroom door, and went to answer

her son was there. Xenia threw herself into his arms as tears began streaming

know? Your sister was arrested because of that Ellinor.