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.”

juice, uninterested. She was used

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 been at home at this time, suddenly show up, 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 Baber

he frowned slightly after hearing her

explained, “Baber wanted to see

kid was seriously hurt yesterday. Why would you bring him out at this

Baber really wanted to see Theo. No matter what

now understood why Ellinor was sitting here alone and Theo had

because of that headache–inducing

rubbed his brow

upstairs with Baber. I thought he might be thirsty, so I came down to

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

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