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.

hadn’t planned on sharing a meal with Moran. After all, he was guy, and

then she caught a glimpse of Veronica across the table, blushing at Moran’s appearance

crush on Moran

she’d heard that Moran

don’t you sit down and grab a bite with us? It’s not every day that we

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

grinned, “Of course! You can sit right there!”

jerked her chin towards

of delight, Moran was about to sit down

“Veronica?”

face was flushed, stared

chuckled, “Veronica, so you know

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

and she called the waiter over to