The Kiss that Sparked it All

“Alright, just put the soup down and go back to the hospital to be with the kid Balfour cut her off, picking up the documents on the table to read, his cold demeanor clearly indicating he didn’t want to talk further.

The documents he held were a sales plan submitted by Ellinor. As Balfour read the clear text and data, he couldn’t help but recall Ellinor’s words about expanding production and sales in the food industry.

He wondered if his own little sister Pearl were still alive, would she have missed out on these foods due to insufficient promotion? If she had gotten to eat her favorite snack from childhood, would it stir up old memories and maybe make her want to come home to see him?

Possibly, this sales plan Ellinor put together could work.

Seeing that Balfour was not interested in her words and wouldn’t even look at her, Patricia felt awkward standing in the office, not knowing what to do.

Byran, who was doing his homework nearby, also felt the strange tension. He looked up at Patricia, then at the aloof Balfour, feeling uncomfortable.

It was weird. Balfour had always doted on Patricia and practically did whatever she said.

for some reason, he had been ignoring her since yesterday, and his attitude today was

happened before. What on earth was going

placed her thermos on Balfour’s desk. Then she softly

now. Go take a break. I have some things to discuss with Balfour. You can come back in a bit and have some soup with him.”

“Sure thing!”

to solve any of

didn’t hesitate to

was engrossed in reviewing the documents. She hesitated, then asked in a teary voice, “Do you really hate

looked up at her with complex and tired eyes. “Enough, don’t start crying at the drop of a hat. You’re in

immediately when she cried, but not today. Instead, he

I went in the wrong direction. But you didn’t give me a chance to explain! I felt trapped; I really couldn’t think of any