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?”

beat, so I’m going to

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

set up to ghost

was this guy trying

put her phone aside

onto her bed for some phone time, and there

had left a note. “Don’t you want that painting

at a

fuming and couldn’t help but grip her phone

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

the sake of the painting, Ellinor accepted

shot her another message.

fired back. “What

about a minute,

Ellinor fell silent.

out of his

sake of that painting, she couldn’t tell him

“At home.”

sell

“No.”

annoyed. “Then why did

“Just felt like it.”