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.

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

“Go back and stay with your mom. I’ll check

Mom, but I have to look after Baber.

a sigh, McNeil

his room, afraid that if they spoke

Byran’s homework,

“Carlos,

weakly replied, “Mr. Howard, I

Get

“Yes, sir.”

relieved. He put down his pen and got up. He didn’t know how to answer most of the questions, and if he got

Carlos left, Byran slammed the door and angrily pointed at

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

her angrily, “You’re playing dumb now? You lied to me about losing interest in Theo and about not competing with my sister for him anymore. But you’re back with the Blanchet family