The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 955

Patricia was shaking her head in tears, “No! I didn’t… It’s not… Ellinor, you’ve got the wrong idea! I just went for a walk this morning. I didn’t expect you to seize this opportunity to frame me!”

Ellinor had anticipated such a reaction, “Who’s framing who here really? Ms. Howard, in your desperation to bring me down, you’ve even disregarded the feelings of your beloved Mr. Blanchet. You’d stoop to anything, won’t you?”

Patricia had to think it over. At the moment, she was at a loss for words, so all she could do was continue playing innocent.

She immediately put on a devastated face and said, “Enough! Stop it! I didn’t do any of the things you accused me of. Ellinor, I’ve given up on Theo. I swear I won’t fight over him with you anymore! Please, have mercy on me! Stop targeting me! If you hate me so much, would it make you feel better if I hit myself? Will that satisfy you?”

As she spoke, she started hitting her own face over and over.

truly exasperating. Ellinor didn’t find Patricia’s teary-eyed dramatics sympathetic.

the Howard family, Patricia was still the princess. Her

clear that even if Patricia had made a

looking at Patricia, feeling torn.

he despised those who were full of lies and deceit, yet he watched Patricia grow up exactly. Even though he no longer liked her, he had a soft spot for her. Seeing her hit herself until her face turned red, he wanted to stop her. However,

for her daughter, rushed to stop her, “Patri, what are you doing? She’s an outsider! If she doesn’t like you, that’s her problem, but we

Xenia’s intervention, crying even harder and hitting herself even stronger, “Mom, let me be! Ellinor doesn’t like me. If I don’t make her feel better, she’ll keep messing with me and slandering me. I don’t want you guys to be disappointed in me because of Ellinor’s lies.

also broke down in

right? If you have any resentment towards me, take it out on me, not