The Kiss that Sparked it All

Byran’s disgruntled voice came from the other end of the phone, “Hello? Who’s this?”

“It’s me, Ellinor, Mr Howard”

Hearing Ellinor’s voice, Byran’s tone softened a bit, “Ellinor, are you off work yet?”

“Almost, there’s less than ten minutes”

“Alright, I’m coming to pick you up now Meet me at the alley near the office. And be sure to dodge Balfour!” Byran instructed carefully

Ellinor was somewhat puzzled, “We’re not doing anything shady, why should we avoid Mr. Howard?”

Byran stuttered a bit, “Well Balfour’s not a fan of me hanging out with you, so he can’t know that I’m the one taking you to Grandpa’s birthday party. You’d better avoid him, or I’ll get an earful from Balfour again!”

Ellinor let out a sarcastic laugh, “Oh, so that’s the reason!”

seemed to feel awkward and added ‘Don’t take it to heart; Balfour has the wrong opinion about you. Once he gets

smiled and didn’t say anything, “Alright, call me

“Sure!”

quickly in just fifteen minutes.

location Byran sent, Ellinor found the alley near the Howard Group and got into the

sat in the back. Seeing Ellinor get in,

going to my grandpa’s

had just removed her blazer, leaving a simple white shirt. It was simple and crisp, but a

I’m just tagging along for fun. There’s

frowned, “Ellinor, you’re such a

“Oh? How so?”

into Balfour, yet you don’t even bother to dress up! Do you know how many women are after Balfour? How can

possible that I’m

a moment of thought, Byran seemed to believe her, “Well, that’s a shamel Actually, I was kind of hoping you could be a part of our family!”