The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 804

Ellinor was rather intrigued by the idea of entering the master bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Howard.

She was dying to see what the bedroom of her irresponsible biological father and her mom’s ‘good’ friend looked like.

“Ellinor, this is my parents’ bedroom. My dad loves studying history, so all the furniture in here are genuine antiques; they are even more precious than the ones you see in museums!”

After peering into the room, Ellinor did indeed find it quite spacious. All the furniture was made from precious wood, making them real antiques.

Patricia wasn’t blowing smoke, but anyone could tell she was showing off by the way she spoke.

Ellinor couldn’t care less about the antiques; what caught her attention was the large bookcase on the west wall of the bedroom.

The bookcase was packed with books.

read these books? Mr. Howard

“Can I take

smugly. With a tone that was polite but a tad patronizing, she replied, “Of course! But be careful not to damage them; my

said, “If you break them, you can’t afford to replace them.”

didn’t mind Patricia’s attitude. She nodded and walked over to the bookcase while looking up

and flipped through it, then put it back and picked up

profound works. Mr. Howard really seemed to love reading.

often turned out to be hypocritical.

the book in her hand, accidentally discovering an old photo that was

was a

in the picture frame on Balfour’s desk at the Howard

photo featured Mr. Howard, her mother, Balfour, and a chubby little girl with a mole on her forehead, cradled in her mother’s

knew that was her.