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.”

in response, then turned to order the

next to

his head, Dean shouted towards the study on the second floor, “Alyssa,

out of

gestured towards Ellinor,

But when she saw Ellinor, it was

of courtesy, Ellinor stood up to greet her, “Hello,

Ellinor, taking some

she started to feel uncomfortable

noticed his wife’s unusual behavior and found it quite inappropriate. He cleared his throat to remind her, “Alyssa,

snapped out of it and gave an apologetic smile, “Um, hello, you must be