The Kiss that Sparked it All

Patricia looked at him with clear eyes, “Bartlett, do you have a thing for Ellinor?”

Bartlett paused for a bit, “What makes you think that?”

Patricia replied. The first time I came downstairs, I saw you looking at a photo on your phone, and I saw you crop out just Ellinor’s photo and save it in your private album. If you’re not into her, why would you secretly keep her photo?”

Bartlett was caught off guard, and then he said frankly, “Well, yeah, I do like Ellinor. But she’s already taken; I missed my chance, and I can’t force it.”

Patricia shook her head. “If you’re really into someone, you’ll always find a way. Bartlett, we could join forces!”

Bartlett looked like he was deep in thought as he gazed at Patricia with a hint of a smile on his lips, “Join forces? Patri, how would we even tearn up?”

In the car, Belinda was driving and blasting rock music, totally enjoying herself.

Ellinor and Theo were in the back, his hand tightly holding hers, never letting go..

spoke like he was praising a child, “You did well just now. You even stood up for

You’ve been morally blackmailed for

Theo’s eyes darkened.

a point. Over the years, he was indeed tied down by Patricia’s favor and couldn’t

tired of it. Patricia’s feelings for him were obvious, and many of her actions had

Patricia mentioned what she had lost to save him, he would bear

saved my life, that would be one thing. But Patricia got an irreversible disease

woman, especially to a woman who loved children. Being told that she could never

was really unable to have kids because she saved him, then it was

she doubted that was the

turned her head and looked at him, “Can you tell me where Ms. Howard saved your life? Can you tell me

a moment, then quietly told her, “In a small mountain village in West Water Ridge, I was being hunted