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.

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

who’d entered the kitchen was nowhere to be found, even though Ellinor had clearly seen her

the more she felt something was off. The kitchen was deserted, but other than that, nothing seemed out of place.

spotted droplets of blood on the kitchen floor.

but a trail of it, like someone

to breathe, Ellinor traced the trail of blood droplets to a heavy iron door at the farthest end of the kitchen.

that child be locked up behind that door? Was

act rashly. After all, this was the Howard family’s business, not hers. So she

to leave, she nearly jumped out of

as pale as a ghost, her face contorted into a grimace of terror, clutching

back, keeping her cool, “What do you

I’m so glad

was putting