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!”

she reached over to snatch her clothes back, Xenia hid them from her grasp, “Are you trying to destroy

furrowed her brows, “What evidence? They’re

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

herself, they were

embarrassing to have them seen by

you may have misunderstood mine and Ellinor’s relationship. I arrived at her room this

Bartlett a look and said, “Mr. Rex, do you take me for a fool? If you two were sneaking around, you’d avoid being seen! Even if the servants

you really have

saw you this

innocent?” Xenia snickered, “If there’s nothing going on, why are you here at our villa? You weren’t here when Ellinor arrived

you

frowned, wanting to explain but not knowing