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?”

out. I’m beat,

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

to ghost

trying to friend her

she put her phone aside

was done, she plopped onto her bed for some phone time, and there was

he had left a note. “Don’t you

at a loss for

was fuming and couldn’t help but

he knew she was pissed but also that she

painting, Ellinor

another message. “Why aren’t

and fired

minute, Theo

Ellinor fell silent.

he out

the sake of that painting, she couldn’t tell him off. She asked Theo.

“At home.”

sell it to

“No.”

was getting annoyed. “Then why did you friend

“Just felt like it.”