The Kiss that Sparked it All

Ellinor halted, hearing someone calling her name

A sunny–faced big boy huffed and puffed as he ran towards her..

He was a junior from the third grade.

Ellinor asked him puzzled, ‘Moran, what’s up? You need something?”

The shy big boy, scratching his head awkwardly with a sincere smile, said, “Ellinor, congrats on your graduation!”

Ellinor smiled. “Thanks.”

Moran seemed to want to say something, but then he noticed the imposing man standing next to Ellinor, “Uh…Ellinor, who is this?”

Ellinor promptly replied, “Oh, he’s my uncle!”

Theo turned speechless

Upon learning that this was Ellinor’s relative, Moran immediately bowed politely. “Hello, mister!”

to respond,

Theo’s coldness. He blushed as he asked Ellinor, “Ellinor, can I talk to you

just

speaking, she followed Moran to

their conversation, Moran pulled off the second button from his

and looked at

Watching this. Theo smirked.

always quick to notice, saw Theo’s confusion and explained, “Mr. Blanchet, in Japanese manga, the second button of a shirt is the nearest to the heart, symbolizing one’s feelings. That boy’s gesture means he’s willing to give

squinted. Something with such implications, and

who would call

scoffed, “Students are dating at such a

Blanchet, college

the distance. Just

Her lips moved but he couldn’t hear what she was saying.

even taller than the boy, yet she acted like an older sister, patting his

out the smoke, put out the