The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 55

Bartlett suddenly bent down, leaning in close to her ear, and whispered, “If you like it, I can gift it to you as a wedding present at our wedding”

Ellinor slightly lifted the comers of her mouth, her eyes revealing disdain, and didn’t respond to his joke

She was contemplating how to persuade Bartlett to sell her the three paintings when all of a sudden, she felt a wave of discomfort rising from the pit of her stomach!

Ellinor knitted her brows, her face turning pale.

“What’s wrong” Bartlett noticed her discomfort and asked in a low voice.

Ellinor’s forehead was dotted with sweat and her lips were slightly pale T…I suddenly feel unwell…”

Bartlett looked worried. “The air conditioning in the gallery is pretty intense. Did you catch a cold?”

“Maybe!” Ellinor gritted her teeth, her body trembling slightly

Bartlett took off his coat and draped it over her, saying softly. “I’ll take you to the lounge to rest. It’s warmer there because the air conditioning is off”

thanks” Ellinor was unsteady on her feet and had to accept Bartlett’s

man and a woman sneaking off to an empty lounge in the middle of the day, who would

spot and immediately sent

Inside the lounge

face was growing paler, her body

you feel? Do you need me to take you to the

here for

but sat nearby, watching her

aback and didn’t

to have a stranger see

got sick and her mother took her to the hospital for an IV. When she

stayed in the hospital alone for seven days, each day

her father, Arnold Mendoza, appeared, told her that her mother had passed away, and took her home

“My private doctor is on his way. You should lie down and

too unwell to resist, so she lay down on the lounge’s small bed, curling up in an attempt to

and later, Bartlett ordered someone to