The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 509

Bartlett didn’t answer her, but he also didn’t try to shake off her hand.

Soon after, a light suddenly appeared in the darkness. The butler of the mansion hurried over with a flashlight, calming everyone down, “Guests, please don’t panic. The power outage is due to a circuit short–circuit! We have sent someone to fix it; it should be

back on soon.”

“Please fix it ASAP, my girlfriend is scared of the dark!”

“Man, you gave us

real fright!”

“Don’t worry everyone, it’s just a power cut!”

About a minute later, the chandeliers in the banquet hall lit up again.

Everyone finally heaved a sigh of relief. Everything was back to normal.

the dance floor, having straightened his clothes and tie. He smiled at his friends,

the blackout

A power outage right at the crucial moment.

but he had obviously raised the stakes in the poker game just now on purpose. It was of a letdown

on, and Ellinor let go of Bartlett’s arm. She looked up to thank him, “Thank you…”

bit

Bartlett as she had expected. Instead, she was met with Theo’s

Theo?

it be

standing there

that the person she grabbed in the dark was Theo.

wanting to get

because Bartlett had ordered a juice for Ellinor, the waiter bringing it was approaching from behind

move, the waiter almost dropped the tray, and the juice almost spilled

“Watch out!”

and pulled her back, preventing her from colliding with