The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1180

Chase and Ida had people out scouring everywhere for Ellinor, but they found a big fat nothing.

Where in the world was she hiding?

“Mr. Blanchet, we’re here.”

Theo snapped back to reality as he peered out the window. They’d arrived at the hotel where the business banquet was being held.

He murmured an acknowledgment, then hopped out of the car.

With a cool swagger, he stepped into the banquet hall.

A curvaceous woman dolled up in a fancy dress was making a beeline for him.

“Theo, what took you so long? We’ve been waiting for ages!”

maintained his personal bubble, responding indifferently. “It’s not like this is some big-deal event; there’s no

a business banquet! Everyone’s here to exchange the latest news and resources, both domestic and international. You’re a businessman; how can you have

Theo was entirely uninterested. He already had access to the most cutting-edge global news and resources, so he didn’t need to waste time at such

and the others had been badgering him over the phone to show up. He’d been constantly blowing off their invites, and it wouldn’t be cool to

him to were way too rowdy. This business banquet was comparatively chill, which was why

mingling, let’s go find Mr. Wyton and Mr. Larios. They’re

gave a nod and trailed after

upstairs, he crossed paths with Balfour coming downstairs. The tension was thick as they locked eyes, but they brushed past each other

a time, due to the feud between the Blanchet and Howard families, even if they weren’t on good terms, they’d

incident, the fact that Balfour hadn’t taken a shot at Theo

over the Ellinor matter, they cut all ties.

Balfour, so he headed to the