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.

annoyance, “Veronica, what’s wrong with

“Grandma, I’m not talking nonsense! Even Collin found out Ellinor was at the hotel today! And the woman in the news video was obviously her! Why else would she be

and unflustered, ‘My clothes aren’t some limited edition or anything. It’s not unusual to have the same outfit. But Veronica, why are

me smearing you, or are you guilty as charged? You checked into the hotel, and you’re dressed just like the woman in the video. What a coincidence, huh? How do

it clear on the phone, someone used my ID to check into that hotel. I

chuckled, ‘Ellinor, you’re

fool grandma,

saw Morgan take Ellinor to the hotel this afternoon,

pretty sure I went to that hotel? Did you see it with

with the question, Veronica faltered, “I Why would I go to a hotel!

but she couldn’t confess,

stubborn! Don’t mind her. I’ll give her

them both deeply. It was tough for the old lady. She gave Veronica a

want to apologize, but things were going beyond her control,

evidence against Ellinor, Veronica had no choice but to heed her grandma’s words, reluctantly