The Kiss that Sparked it All

Ellinor took a bath in her room in the Howard family’s mansion, which was said to be her room when she was a child.

The maid prepared her fitting pajamas, changed the bedding and pillow, and also brought a charger.

As she was drying her hair and charging her phone, she checked her unread messages.

Ellinor’s phone but the one who had mally

obating on whether to shoot in a message to let him know she was okay

nonstop was Bartlett.

was also hooded with messages from Bartlett, asking where she was and how she was doing.

touched, to she texted him back Tm okay, I just had a dead phone

Bartlett fired back night away. Ellinor, where are you?”

Don’t wanna say

If she told him, he would definitely come looking for her.

Balfour wouldn’t dream of barring him at

off another message. “Why won’t you tell me where

find out. I’m beat,

of the chat. She was about to lock her phone when she caught sight of a

up to ghost Theo

this guy trying to

the cold shoulder, she put her phone aside and started blow-drying

she was done, she plopped onto her bed for some phone time, and there was yet another friend request

he had left a note. “Don’t

was at a loss for

and couldn’t help but grip her

her too well; he knew she was pissed but also that she

of the painting, Ellinor accepted his friend request but

another message. “Why aren’t

gritted her teeth and fired back. “What

minute, Theo responded.

Ellinor fell silent.

out

of that painting, she couldn’t tell him off.

“At home.”

sell it to