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

been morally blackmailed

Theo’s eyes darkened.

Ellinor had a point. Over the years, he was indeed

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

lost to save him, he would bear with it out of

one thing. But Patricia got an irreversible disease because she saved me; she can never get pregnant. This is

who loved children. Being told that she could never have

kids because she saved him,

doubted that was

and looked at him, “Can you tell me where Ms.

small mountain village in West Water Ridge, I was being hunted and got seriously injured. I was hiding in the bushes when I was