The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1004

Haillie furrowed her brow, “Ellinor, what are you trying to say? That Patricia’s been using me? How dare you badmouth Patricia!”

Ellinor barely held back a laugh and took a small sip from her water glass, “Haillie, haven’t you noticed? All these years, Patricia’s been playing the same trick. She gets others to do her dirty work. All she does is shed a few crocodile tears in front of you guys, playing the victim to get what she wants. No matter what happens, she’s always the innocent one, isn’t she?”

Haillie was adamant that there was nothing wrong with her friend, “Patricia is innocent! She’s been pure and kind since we were kids and wouldn’t even hurt an ant. She’s not the scheming type you described. Plus, we protect her because we want to! Ellinor, I think you’re just jealous that Patricia is well-liked. Stop talking smack about Patricia in front of me; I won’t let you sway me!”

Ellinor, looking at the stubborn Haillie in front of her, rubbed her temples, “I don’t want to discuss anything else. I don’t know what happened between you guys, and I only know what happened when I was there.

Haillie, do you remember when you were accused of ‘hiring a hitman’ and got jailed for it?

That was actually a show put on by Patricia herself. She originally wanted to frame me but failed, so she let you take the fall for her.

plays innocent well, but she’s also very cautious. She had a contingency plan, showed your photo to the suspect beforehand, and told him to pin it on

preposterous, “You’re talking nonsense! You were the one who orchestrated that got me jailed

“If I was the one behind it, why would I let Patricia off the hook and frame you, who has no direct impact on me? Does that

seeming to fall into

me out of the blue, and I bet Patricia told

did call

but reluctant to believe her best friend

that I set her up, made her lose her favor, and even got her sent to the countryside by the Howard family?”

her brows, “That’s exactly what

and some of what you said makes sense. Every time Patricia would say things that tug at my heartstrings, I can’t

said, “That’s right. It’s not too late for you

looked at her with a puzzled look and said, “Ellinor, when did you realize that