The Kiss that Sparked it All

Balfour was totally engrossed in the photos.

“Bartlett, were you guys taking pictures just now?”

Patricia’s voice suddenly came from behind Bartlett. Her voice was gentle and curious.

Bartlett was sitting on a single sofa, looking at the pictures he had just taken. Patricia had come downstairs and happened to walk behind him, seeing the photos on his phone.

Turning his head to her, Bartlett smiled, “Oh, it’s you, Patricia! Yeah, we were taking pictures. Wanna join us for a group shot?”

Patricia shook her head, “No, I didn’t put on any makeup today. I won’t look good in the pictures.”

Bartlett politely responded, “Nonsense, Patricia. You look great without makeup.”

Belinda looked at Patricia, stuck out her tongue, rolled her eyes, and muttered, “Yeah right, ‘no makeup. As if we can’t tell her face is refined.”

sipping her juice, uninterested. She was used to Patricia’s

and also noticed her brother Balfour sitting there, “Oh, Balfour, you’re here too?” After seeing Patricia, who should have been at home at this time, suddenly

“Balfour, Baber was fussing about wanting to see Theo today. I called Theo, and he told me he was at Pearl Moon, so I brought

like usual. Instead, he frowned slightly after hearing her words, “You brought Baber

a bit scared by Balfour’s sternness. She quietly explained, “Baber wanted to see Theo. I couldn’t

Why would you bring him out

see Theo. No

Ellinor was sitting here alone

because of that headache–inducing

his brow helplessly, “Where’s

“Theo is still upstairs with Baber. I thought he might be

a bottle of soda from the table, Tm going to take this drink

she left, she said to Ellinor, “Ellinor, I’m going upstairs. You