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.

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

a dead end, Hiland College had no record of a student

hadn’t gotten it wrong. He maintained that

the

new lead was finding her mother’s

was a hitch, Master Michell wasn’t able to

in a gallery and got a crucial lead about her mother’s

hurried over with news. “I

opened her

a big name in Greenhaven

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

Marlinie Bagley? Marlene…

names sounded similar, they must be

Arnold had gotten her mother’s name wrong or her mother had changed it on

“Go on!”

When the Howard family found out, they threw them out and announced they’d gone

Ellinor frowned. “That’s impossible!”