The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 133

Sure enough, he saw it.

Before Ellinor Mendoza could explain, the man approached her and said sternly, “Didn’t I tell you not to drink anything strangers give you when you’re out? Are you just ignoring what I say?”

Since he was much taller than her, Ellinor had to tilt her head back to look at him, which was uncomfortable. “No, I remember what you said

The man held her face in his hand, forcing her to look at him. “So you’re deliberately going against my words, is that it?”

Ellinor explained uncomfortably. “It’s not what you think.”

The man’s face remained calm, but there was some displeasure in his eyes. “As my wife, you’re drinking toasts with another man. What should I think?”

Ellinor knew she was wrong, but she was helpless. So she explained, “Because he has something I want.”

grip loosened a bit, “What’s that?”

three paintings in his gallery that I want, but he won’t sell them to me. He said if I drink a toast with

moment and let go of her, “You can just tell me you

I didn’t want to bother you or owe you

that I can give you anything but love, as long as you play the part of my wife for these

nature of relationships between people is rooted in mutual indebtedness. Whether it’s emotional or financial, owing and repaying create a complex dynamic. If I owe someone or they owe me, it becomes challenging to part ways easily. Therefore, I try my best to avoid such

“You seem to be constantly waiting for

wished for a deeper relationship with

him. To get back at him, she tiptoed and provocatively hooked her arm around his neck, “Well? Do you want

just looked down at her

dressed in a ridiculous outfit, her face painted

her yellow face,

that were annoying,