The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 787

Patricia said, “Mom’s feeling a bit off, can you go upstairs and check on her?”

McNeil frowned, “If she’s not well, someone should take her to the hospital. I’m no doctor.”

Patricia was taken aback. Her father’s response was almost identical to Theo’s.

Did all men treat women they didn’t love this way?

Ever since her mom married McNeil, she did everything she could to please him and his parents. But she had never been able to earn their respect or McNeil’s love.

Even after all these years, it was only because of her and Byran that her mother’s position in the Howard family had remained stable.

She really couldn’t wrap her head around what these men were thinking. Her dad had been obsessing over his good-for-nothing ex-wife and her daughter for years, completely neglecting her mother.

As for Theo, he was smitten with that crafty country girl, Ellinor, and couldn’t care less about her.

let this slide. She tried again, “Dad, can you please go check on Mom? I heard that Grandma and Grandpa have an important guest

and stay with

distressed, Patricia said, “I wish I could stay with Mom, but I have to look after Baber. Dad,

a sigh, McNeil got up.

to his room, afraid that if they spoke

homework, was stunned when

“Carlos, get out!”

replied, “Mr. Howard, I haven’t

dismissed! Get

“Yes, sir.”

and got up. He didn’t know how to answer most of the questions, and if he got them wrong, Byran would yell at him. He was glad to be let off the

Byran slammed the door and angrily

then found a chair and sat down, “Oh? What did I lie to you about?”

glared at her angrily, “You’re playing dumb now? You lied to me about losing interest in Theo and about not competing with my sister for