The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 130

Bartlett took a moment to sip his tea, fell into silence for a while, then turned to Ellinor again, “Why do you want to be an artist’s assistant, Mrs. Blanchet? Isn’t Theo giving you enough dough to spend?”

Ellinor was leisurely playing a mobile game and answered without looking up. “It’s my cup of tea, nothing to do with money”

Bartlett looked at her with a hint of seriousness. “Ellinor, I’m just concerned, that’s why I’m asking. If you’re in some kind of trouble, you can spill the beans to me, I might be able to lend a hand”

Help her?

Bartlett seemed to have a knack for using “I can help you out as an icebreaker when chatting with her. Ellinor slightly raised her eyebrows with a mischievous glint in her eyes. She quit her game, put down her phone, and looked at Bartlett seriously, batting her eyelashes. “If I really have a problem, would you really help me out? You can’t just

be all talk and no action!”

Bartlett couldn’t help but chuckle, “Of course, as long as it’s within my power.”

be able

“So, what’s up?”

gave a small smile. Well, she wouldn’t

saw in your gallery last

Bartlett’s face froze, he just wanted to stir her up to get the truth but

sell. Do you, an artist’s assistant, have the dough to buy my

steadfastly. “As long as you’re willing to sell,

you gonna get the money? From your hubby? Are you sure he’d give it to you? If he’s willing

as an assistant?”

was questioning her relationship with Mr.

said, “You don’t need to worry about where my money comes from; you just need to tell me

“I’m not selling.”

disappointed to hear Bartlett’s straightforward answer. Those three paintings were her mother’s works when she was young, and she really wanted to buy them for her own collection. If he insisted on not selling, there

I can give them to you for free.”