The Kiss that Sparked it All

Fred, the butler of the Howard family, led all the servants to wait at the entrance for an important quest, just as his boss had instructed.

The moment the car pulled up, before Ellinor could even open the door herself, Fred had already gotten there first, opening the car door for her Bowing slightly, he said, “Ms. Mendoza, It’s an honor to have you here Dean Howard has been expecting you”

Ellinor was at a loss for words.

She felt a tad uncomfortable with such a grand welcome.

Following Fred, Ellinor walked into the Howard family’s living room. Dean, who was enjoying a cup of coffee, immediately set down his cup and greeted her with a broad smile, “Ellinor’s here! Come! Come, take a seat!”

Ellinor walked over and politely said, “Grandpa Dean, you really didn’t have to have people waiting for me at the door. I was just coming to visit.”

Dean was very kind, but he also had that certain stubbornness characteristic of older people, “My savior is here, how could I not make a big deal of it? Of course I had to send people to greet you! Stop being so formal, Ellinor. Have a seat! Fred, serve our guest some coffee.”

nodded in response, then turned

took a seat on the sofa next to Dean, politely thanking the servant who served

towards the study on

a short while, an elderly lady slowly walked out of the

towards Ellinor, “Just arrived, right

Howard was dignified and gracious, with a kind face. But when she saw Ellinor, it was as if her expression had

stood up to

Ellinor, taking some time to

smile faded, and she started to feel

cleared his throat to remind her, “Alyssa, what’s with the daze?

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