The Kiss that Sparked it All

“Spill it why are you tailing me?” Ellinor asked bluntly, having already had her suspicions. Belinda looked a bit sheepish, “I just wanted to see where you’d go and what you’d do.”

Ellinor casually folded her arms. “Why the curiosity about what I’m up to? Care to be a bit more specific?”

Belinda knew her stalking was out of line and felt pretty rotten about it.

But then she remembered she had a reason, so she puffed up her chest and asked, “Ellinor! I saw you coming out of the office of Crescent Society’s president. What’s your deal with them?”

Ellinor didn’t even bat an eyelash as she simply replied, “They’re old friends of mine from childhood. Is there a problem?”

Belinda was taken aback, her face a picture of surprise, “What? Ellinor, you’re childhood friends with the president of Crescent Society? But didn’t you grow up in the

boondocks?”

Ellinor looked at her, ‘So country bumpkins can’t make it big? Is it so weird that a childhood friend of mine made it from rags to riches as a corporate bigwig?”

not what I meant; I thought you

I was in a romantic relationship

said you and Chase from Crescent Society tied

Ellinor fell silent.

misunderstanding between her and Theo before, which made Theo

conceivable that Theo’s right-hand man,

know? Ever since you left, Theo’s been down in the dumps. He’s wasting away! Then, when I heard you married another man,

reality and smirked, “You planned to help him win

at Crescent Society first, then get close to your husband Chase, make him cheat on you and get dumped, then Theo could swoop in, and you’d

her plan, Ellinor couldn’t help but twitch her

differently from normal people.

rubbed her forehead, “So how far along is this grand plan