The Kiss that Sparked it All

The speaker blared, and a stern voice of a police officer came through

“Ellinor, someone found your wallet and phone this afternoon, and they used your ID to check into a hotel. Can you swing by the police station to confirm these are your things and to see if anything else is missing?”

Ellinor responded politely. “Sure, got it, thanks, sir!”

“No worries”

After hanging up. Ellinor looked at Veronica calmly, “That’s it? Getting my lost stuff back is a scandal now? Veronica, you thought the police were reaching out to me for a huge issue?”

Veronica was speechless

This was not what she expected!

The police contacted Ellinor just because she lost something?

“Ellinor, glad you’re good, so glad! You did give me a fright!” Marissa let out a sigh of relief.

trouble finding granddaughter with annoyance, “Veronica, what’s wrong with

Even Collin found out Ellinor was at the hotel today! And the woman in the news video was obviously her! Why

anything. It’s not unusual to have the same outfit. But Veronica, why are you trying to smear me, linking me to

snorted, “Is it me smearing you, or are you guilty as charged? You checked into the hotel, and you’re

someone used my ID to check into that hotel. I lost my wallet, ID, and phone

‘Ellinor, you’re blatantly

fool grandma, but not

the hotel this afternoon, how could it be as Ellinor

I went to that hotel? Did you

question, Veronica faltered, “I Why would I go

couldn’t confess, or she would expose herself!

her. I’ll give

loved them both deeply. It was tough for the old lady. She gave Veronica a disappointed smack, “Veronica,

were going beyond her control, she felt a bit lost.

Ellinor, Veronica had no choice but to heed her grandma’s words, reluctantly saying, “Alright, I guess I was