The Kiss that Sparked it All

Xenia was thinking back, feeling the lack of solid proof. That’s when she spotted something under the bed.

What was that?

She set her child down and hurried over, pulling out a crumpled set of pajamas and underwear from underneath the bed.

Laughing excitedly, she took shots of her evidence and said, “Ha! Busted, aren’t ya? You two claimed nothing happened; then what’s this?”

When Ellinor caught sight of the clothes Xenia was holding, she realized that those were her clothes from the previous night. She felt her face heat up.

“Those are my private belongings; give them back!”

hid

brows, “What evidence? They’re just

you took off? Who throws their clothes on the floor, let alone under the bed? Clothes only get tossed around in the heat of the moment, right? Ellinor, don’t hide it! I’ll let the whole Blanchet family know about your lover. Get ready to be kicked

they were stripped

have them seen

and said, “Mrs. Howard, you may have misunderstood mine and Ellinor’s relationship. I arrived at her room this morning, if you don’t believe me; you can ask

you take me for a fool? If you two were sneaking around, you’d avoid being seen! Even if the servants morning, it doesn’t prove anything. Maybe it was

sighed, “Mrs. Howard, do you really have to paint

saw you this

playing innocent?” Xenia snickered, “If there’s nothing going on, why are you here at our villa? You weren’t here when Ellinor arrived yesterday, so how did end up in her

you

wanting to explain but