The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 271

“Yesterday, I chatted with a friend, and it got pretty late, so I crashed there.”

Theo leaned in closer, “What friend? A guy or a girl? What’s their name? Where do they live?

His rapid fire questions left Ellinor feeling irritated, and she finally lost it

“Mr. Blanchet, can’t I have my own friends? Do I have no privacy here? Do I need to report every little thing to you? Is there any difference between being here and being in

prison?”

Theo paused slightly, then squinted at her defiant expression and actually burst out laughing his fatique instantly halved.

She seemed pretty spinted but still had the energy to argue

Theo stared at her in silence for a while, not arguing back, but asked in a low voice, “Where’s your phone? Even if you stayed over at a friend’s, couldn’t you have called me?”

faltered, she helplessly shrugged, “Sorry, your phone. I don’t know where I dropped it last

during the clash with that internet star last night. She didn’t realize it until she took a cab in the morning, luckily, she

pocket, holding it up to her face with his long fingers; he lightly tapped her

in surprise, took the phone, and confirmed it was the one she had

asking curiously: “What’s going on?

“Someone found it by the Trent River, handed it over to the police,

worried, your bank card with large amounts is linked to

She rambled on..

“Ellinor”

suddenly called her

instinctively, waiting for him to continue, but was momentarily

have no intention of imprisoning you, so you don’t need to be so

Ellinor paused

he continued. “You can have your privacy, secrets you don’t want me to know about, and of course