The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 686

Ellinor wanted to ask the maid who’d just brought the coffee if the bloodstain on the cup was an accident in the kitchen.

But when she looked up, the maid was long gone, and there were no other servants around.

Ellinor frowned, thinking about that poor kid Patricia was always taking advantage of

Could Patricia be abusing that child again?

The thought had Ellinor on her feet and heading towards where the maid had disappeared.

She followed the maid’s trail and ended up in the Howard family’s grand kitchen.

But no one was bustling about in the kitchen, the counters were spotless, and there were no signs of blood.

blood on the coffee cup have been human blood? From that

was even weirder was that the maid who’d entered the kitchen was nowhere to be found, even though Ellinor had clearly seen her being the first one

was off. The kitchen was deserted, but other than

of blood

two, but a trail of it, like

trail of blood droplets to a heavy iron door at the farthest

that door? Was he bleeding? Had he been

family’s business, not hers. So she decided to find someone from

leave, she nearly jumped out of her

a ghost, her face contorted into a grimace of terror,

her cool, “What

“Ellinor… I’m so glad you’re here; please

Patricia was putting on