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.”

uninterested. She was used

there, “Oh, Balfour, you’re here too?”

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 Moon, so I brought Baber

spoil his sister like usual. Instead, he frowned slightly

quietly explained, “Baber wanted to see Theo. I couldn’t

Why would you bring him out at this

really wanted to see Theo. No matter what I said,

why Ellinor was sitting here alone

was because of

his brow

is still upstairs with Baber. I thought he might be thirsty, so I came down to get him a

soda from the table, Tm going to take this drink to

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