The Kiss that Sparked it All

Ellinor took a bath in her room in the Howard family’s mansion, which was said to be her room when she was a child.

The maid prepared her fitting pajamas, changed the bedding and pillow, and also brought a charger.

As she was drying her hair and charging her phone, she checked her unread messages.

Ellinor’s phone but the one who had mally

obating on whether to shoot in a message to let him know she was okay

nonstop was Bartlett.

was also hooded with messages from Bartlett, asking where she was and how she was doing.

touched, to she texted him back Tm okay, I just had a dead phone

Bartlett fired back night away. Ellinor, where are you?”

Don’t wanna say

If she told him, he would definitely come looking for her.

Given Bartlett was Balfour’s friend, Balfour wouldn’t dream of barring him at the door.

Bartlett fired off another message. “Why won’t you tell me where you are?”

I’m beat, so

out of the chat. She was about to lock her phone when she caught sight of a friend request. It was from

new account she set up to ghost Theo after she axed her old

was this guy trying

she put her phone aside and started

she plopped onto her bed for some phone time, and

left a note. “Don’t you want that

at a loss for

was fuming and couldn’t help but grip her phone

was pissed but

painting, Ellinor accepted his friend request but

her another message. “Why aren’t you

and fired

minute,

Ellinor fell silent.

he out of his

of that painting, she couldn’t

“At home.”

you sell it to

“No.”

“Then

“Just felt like it.”