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..

a child, “You did well just now.

him, “Because you’re so indecisive! You’ve been morally blackmailed for so

Theo’s eyes darkened.

point. Over the years, he was indeed tied

tired of it. Patricia’s feelings for him were

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

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

especially to a woman who loved children. Being told that she could never have her own children was like being sentenced

was really unable to have kids because she saved

she doubted that was

me where Ms. Howard

moment, then quietly told her, “In a small mountain village in West Water Ridge, I was being hunted and got seriously injured. I was hiding in the bushes when I was bitten by a poisonous