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.

with annoyance, “Veronica, what’s wrong with

the woman in the news video was obviously her! Why else would she be dressed just like the woman in

as the woman in the video, but she remained calm and unflustered, ‘My clothes aren’t some limited edition or anything. It’s not unusual to have the same outfit. But Veronica,

you guilty as charged? You checked into the hotel, and you’re

that hotel. I lost my wallet, ID, and phone when we were shopping this afternoon

chuckled, ‘Ellinor, you’re blatantly lying!

grandma, but not

Ellinor to the hotel this afternoon, how could it be as

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

faltered, “I Why would I go

it, but she couldn’t

by me, she’s stubborn! Don’t mind her. I’ll give her a good telling

beloved daughter–in–law, the other is her cherished granddaughter. She loved them both deeply. It was tough for the old lady. She gave Veronica a

to apologize, but things were going

no choice but to heed her grandma’s words, reluctantly saying, “Alright,