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,

to lock her

account she set up to ghost Theo after she axed

guy trying to friend

she put her

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

time, he had left a note. “Don’t you want

a loss for

fuming and couldn’t help but

he knew she was pissed but also that she couldn’t escape

Ellinor

her another message. “Why aren’t

gritted her teeth and fired back. “What

minute, Theo

Ellinor fell silent.

out of

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

“At home.”

sell

“No.”

“Then why did

“Just felt like it.”