The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 704

Upon seeing her grandpa return, Patricia raced towards him, wiping away the tears from her eyes in distress

Dean Howard took a look at the teary-eyed Patri, furrowing his brows, “Why are you crying again? You’re always complaining about not feeling well or crying over minor issues. Your grandma and I are much older than you, but we aren’t this fragile”

Patncia fell silent.

She was expecting comfort from her grandpa, but instead, she got a scolding Patricia looked embarrassed

Growing up, she was pampered at home. Her parents and brothers all treated her like a treasure. However, in front of her grandparents, she felt a bit inferior compared to Balfour and Byran Howard.

So she always felt that her grandparents favored boys.

“Grandpa, I didn’t cry on purpose, it’s because someone caused a commotion at home today”

“Grandpa, it was just a small matter earlier, it’s all sorted now. You don’t have to worry about it” Balfour interrupted Patricia, giving her a stern look. He then turned Dean, “Grandpa, you must be tired from your trip; let them help you upstairs to rest.”

so fragile now that any small problem makes her cry, even a gust of wind could

to wonder if

to investigate further. He signaled his attendant

left, the people in the kitchen dispersed.

sleepily. “Theo, it’s late,

looked down at her as his heart ached, “Just

to her being falsely accused by the Howard family, “Let it

was referring

that Patricia might be at fault, yet he chose to protect her and hide the

kitchen, paused and turned back,

Balfour’s face darkened, and his eyes revealed a hint of annoyance, but he couldn’t react with

kitchen, was glaring at Theo and Ellinor. Seeing the man she loved talk to another woman so gently made jealousy bubble up inside her like sulfuric acid corroding her from within.

meticulous planning today been for

could Ellinor always escape

didn’t want to dwell on it, but Theo wasn’t about to let Balfour off so easily. Some things were intolerable to him.