The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 883

The boy’s face was plastered with a surprise he couldn’t hide as he scratched his head shyly, “Ellinor, is that really you? I thought I spotted you from outside, so I thought I’d pop in. I haven’t seen you since you graduated and left school.”

Ellinor recognized him. He was a student from Creston University named Moran.

Ellinor nodded back politely, “Long time no see. Are you here for shopping?”

Moran shook his head, “Nah! I’ve been part-time tutoring lately and dropping off flyers at nearby schools. I was feeling a bit hungry and thought I’d check out a fast food joint and grab a bite, then carry on with the flyers.”

Ellinor smiled faintly, “Sounds like a tough gig.”

Truth be told, she didn’t know Moran that well. But he stood out because he was easy on the eyes, smart, good at basketball, and somehow always ended up in her line of sight.

On graduation day, out of the blue, he gave her a button as a keepsake.

he was guy, and they

of Veronica across the table, blushing at Moran’s appearance and looking all

remembered that Veronica had a crush on Moran and even wrote him a

she’d heard that

played on Ellinor’s face, and she changed her mind, “Moran, why don’t you sit down and grab a bite with us? It’s not every day that we run

over the moon when he heard his crush’s offer to treat him

You can sit right

that, she jerked her chin towards Veronica’s

nod of delight, Moran was about to sit down when he realized who was sitting

“Veronica?”

face was flushed, stared at him,

“Veronica, so you know Ellinor!”

assertiveness was completely absent. She sat there like a good, gentle, and soft girl. Girls always

she called the waiter