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.

mother’s background in Hiland City, but progress

given her was a dead end, Hiland College had no record of a student named

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

where the trail

hope for a new lead was finding her mother’s

there was a hitch, Master Michell wasn’t able to come to the

bumped into Bartlett in a gallery and got a crucial lead about her

up the phone and hurried over with news. “I found

quickly opened her eyes. “Spill

is a big name in Greenhaven

of McNeil Howard from the Howard family and Marlinie Bagley,

Marlinie Bagley? Marlene…

sounded similar, they must

mother’s name wrong or

“Go on!”

another man. When the Howard family found out, they threw them out and

Ellinor frowned. “That’s impossible!”