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

Belinda’s murmur. She turned to look at Ellinor and Belinda and also noticed her brother Balfour sitting there, “Oh, Balfour, you’re here too?” After seeing Patricia, who should have

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

usual. Instead, he frowned slightly

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

hurt yesterday. Why would you bring

No matter what

Ellinor was sitting

was because of

rubbed his brow

might

up a bottle of soda from the

to Ellinor, “Ellinor, I’m going upstairs.