The Kiss that Sparked it All

As soon as Patricia heard about the abortion idea, her eyes lit up.

Her mom was right, tonight’s dinner was a golden opportunity. She could sneak some saffron into Ellinor’s food. Let’s see how she could keep the baby!

However, after several failed attempts, Patricia had lost her previous confidence and started to worry, “What if someone finds out it was the saffron that caused her miscarriage?”

Mrs. Howard confidently said, “Don’t worry about that. If it’s found out, I’ll take the blame. I didn’t know she was pregnant, I just wanted her to taste some good beauty and health food, it wasn’t intentional.”

With her mother’s assurance, Patricia finally felt relieved, “Wait, mom, I’ll get the saffron right away! Add a lot of it, it’s best if that woman Ellinor bleeds a

lot!”

Meanwhile, in Pearl’s room.

Ellinor was lying on the single child-sized bed, observing everything in the room.

She stayed in this room, hoping to remember something.

familiarity and fragments of memory triggered by the

anymore.

phone suddenly rang. When Ellinor picked up, she saw that it was a

doing?” Theo’s voice was deep, mature, and full.

at Ellinor

still made time to check on her. Did he really care that much about her?

said, “I’m resting, getting ready to sleep

frowned, lifted his head from the files, and stared at her in the video

eat outside, I can’t sleep outside, and I especially can’t

planning to sleep at someone else’s house

a bit sleepy, and I haven’t even slept yet! Theo, Balfour told me this is the room I used to live in when I was

heartache as he thought about the possible injustices Ellinor suffered when she was a child, “So what? Do

for a while to see if I can remember anything from my

to forget the unpleasant past. I’ll be with you in the future, so