The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 401

Ellinor chuckled. “I don’t get it. If I leave, you get to go back to Mr. Blanchet. Aren’t you afraid he’ll get bored of you and ditch you?”

Patricia’s face was full of pride and nobility, with a hint of condescension. “Ellinor, you and I are not the same.”

“Oh? How so?”

“I come from a family that can stand toe–to–toe with Theo’s. I have parents who love and protect me, a Balfour who’d shield me from the rain, and a Byran who guards me. And you? Your family? Do you have anyone who can give you enough support?”

Ellinor’s smile vanished in an instant as it dawned on her. “So, it was you who spilled the beans to the Mendoza family about me marrying into the Blanchet family.”

Patricia didn’t shy away, “Yes, it was me!”

thought by ratting me out to the Mendozas, you could kick me to

Over time, people will look down on you. But me, because my family is not to be messed with, the Blanchets would never dare underestimate me, and Theo wouldn’t dare cross me. Even if one day, things between Theo and I go south, I can take the hit. My safety net is my family, they’ll always

is relying on your family’s

“Isn’t it?”

My support is myself. I don’t rely on anyone and I don’t expect to be protected for a lifetime. Being self–sufficient means I won’t be put in a passive position. I stay with the Blanchets because I have a thing for Mr. Blanchet. I don’t care about his family, status, or wealth, nor am I envious. Even if one day he gets tired of me or I get tired of him, 1 can walk away freely, without any unbearable consequences. Ms. Howard, I just want to remind you, don’t keep thinking this way. Be careful, one day your perfect image may crumble, and no one will spoil

ready to check if the

on, Ellinor, I have

doggedly followed, blocking Ellinor’s way.

getting impatient,

top, showing her belly. “See