The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 445

“I bumped into an acquaintance and we grabbed a bite.”

“Who was it?”

Ellinor rubbed her temples, her expression growing serious. “That’s not important! Chase, I need you to dig up everything you can about the Howard family, especially Balfour. The more detailed, the better!”

“On it” Chase immediately whipped out his phone to start the search.

Ellinor leaned back on the couch and closed her eyes for a rest.

Being two months pregnant, she was feeling extraordinarily tired, and her energy levels were not what they used to be

She and Chase had been in Hiland City for a month now, while Ida was back in Greenhaven handling company matters, occasionally popping in for a visit.

past month, she had been investigating her mother’s background in Hiland City, but progress was

dead end, Hiland College had no record

Arnold to confirm, but he was adamant that he hadn’t gotten it wrong. He maintained that her mother was named Marlene and was

the trail

a new lead was finding

Master Michell

a gallery and got a

phone and hurried over with

her eyes.

phone. “The Howard family is a big name in Greenhaven because the older generation greatly contributed to

is the child of McNeil Howard from the Howard family and Marlinie Bagley, the daughter of the reputable Bagley family in

Marlinie Bagley? Marlene…

sounded similar, they must be the

had gotten her mother’s name wrong or her

“Go on!”

Bagley had a daughter with another man. When the Howard family found

Ellinor frowned. “That’s impossible!”