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.”

was sipping her juice, uninterested. She was used to

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

usual, leaning affectionately against her brother, and sweetly said, “Balfour, Baber was fussing about wanting to see Theo today. I called Theo, and he told me he was at Pearl

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

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

yesterday. Why would you bring him

Baber really wanted to see Theo. No matter what I said, he wouldn’t

Ellinor was sitting here alone and Theo had gone

was because of that

rubbed his brow helplessly,

he might be thirsty, so I came down to get him

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

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