The Kiss that Sparked it All

Haille stared at Ellinor, “Don’t you get it? I need you to step in for Patricia and finish the performance”

Ellinor frowned ‘Me, replace her on stage? What’s the point?”

Haillie confidently replied, “There’s a point, alright! We all have to slap on makeup for the stage anyway, and with all that gunk on your face, who can tell who are you? So you Just go on stage, finish Patricia’s bit, and we can pretend it was Patricia performing for the old man, no one will know!

Upon hearing Haillie’s suggestion, Patricia thought for a moment, quickly realizing her intentions.

This was just Haillie’s sneaky way of setting Ellinor up for an epic fail.

There was no way someone like Ellinor, with her background, could pull this off.

upbringing and life circumstances had never given her a chance to learn how to perform. Once on stage, she’d definitely botch it, and old Mr. Bagley just couldn’t stand people

birthday gift for today, practicing for a

towards her today, no matter how well she could sing, she wouldn’t win his approval. If she didn’t meet his standards, she’ll only earn his disdain

use this opportunity to pin the blame on Ellinor for her absence, making Balfour mad and kicking Ellinor out

her daughter, old Mr. Bagley had been entertaining the idea of treating Ellinor like

for Patricia, and butchered old Mr. Bagley’s cherished songs, he’d definitely be pissed and completely abandon the idea of treating

mind, a sinister glint flashed in Patricia’s eyes If she couldn’t win old Mr. Bagley’s approval, then this bitch Ellinor

just pretended to be worried, “Haillie,

so hard about it? It’s just singing a song Patricia, your foot is all messed up; there’s no way you can perform, let Ellinor do