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 they weren’t exactly close. There was

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

that Veronica had a crush on Moran and even wrote

she’d heard that Moran rejected

down and grab a

a pedestal. He was over the moon when he heard his crush’s offer to treat him to dinner,

course! You can

jerked her

a nod of delight, Moran was about to sit down when he realized who was sitting across from him.

“Veronica?”

flushed, stared at him,

“Veronica, so you know

shyly nodded; her usual assertiveness was completely absent. She sat there like a good, gentle, and soft girl. Girls always put their best foot forward in front of their crushes.

complete transformation, and she called the waiter over to