The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1168

Although it was called Chase’s apartment, it was actually shared between Ellinor, Chase, and Ida.

Last time, after Ellinor left the Blanchet household, Theo found her holed up here.

The moment Theo stepped out of the elevator, he started hammering on the door like a madman. When no one answered, he got antsy and kept banging

away.

Thankfully, the building was designed so each elevator served only one unit; otherwise, the neighbors would’ve been onto him for the racket he was making.

Eventually, after Theo’s relentless assault, the door swung open.

Chase, decked out in his pajamas and sleepy-eyed, ran his fingers through his hair and asked, “Mr. Blanchet, why are you here this late instead of catching some Z’s at home?”

chase. “Where’s Ellinor? Get her out

“Mr. Blanchet, your guys have already searched my car. Why are you still hounding me?

right into

“Ellinor, come out!”

do you realize you’re

a beeline for the room where he’d last seen Ellinor packing, knocked, and, without

was no Ellinor. Just a chubby white cat asleep on the bed, whose fur puffed out in alarm at the sight of a stranger invading its territory. “Meow!” Chase walked

of the room, but Theo couldn’t find Ellinor, which only made him angrier. “Where are you

you, she wouldn’t be somewhere you could find her. She hasn’t even been in touch with us to avoid being found.

his heart filled with rage. Did the mischievous woman

wives might run away to blow off steam, deliberately going to places where their husbands could easily find them.

want to run away