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!”

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

didn’t say anything, “Alright, call me

“Sure!”

in just fifteen minutes.

Ellinor found the alley near the Howard

so he was driving while Byran sat in the back. Seeing Ellinor get in, he gave her a

grandpa’s birthday party

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

for fun. There’s no need to dress up,

you’re such a

“Oh? How so?”

don’t even bother to dress up! Do you know how many women are after Balfour?

you think it’s possible that

seemed to believe her, “Well, that’s a shamel Actually, I was kind of hoping you could be a part of our