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!”

by ratting me out to the Mendozas, you could kick

hide her arrogance. “I know it’s not that simple! Ellinor, I just wanted you to see your reality. You’re a girl with no backing, marrying into a wealthy family with no one to rely on. Over time, people will look down on you. But me, because my family is not to be

relying on

“Isn’t it?”

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,

ready to check if the chicken

have something to show you!”

followed, blocking Ellinor’s

impatient, “What is

her top, showing her belly.