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

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

set up to ghost Theo after

was this guy trying to friend

giving Theo the cold shoulder, she put her phone

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

had left a note.

was at a

fuming and couldn’t help but grip her phone

he knew she was pissed but

sake of the painting, Ellinor accepted his friend request but didn’t

shot her another message. “Why aren’t

gritted her teeth and fired back.

minute, Theo

Ellinor fell silent.

out

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

“At home.”

sell it

“No.”

annoyed. “Then why did you friend

“Just felt like it.”