The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1358

Ellinor spoke with a lack of enthusiasm, “Thanks for coming to see me, but I don’t want to talk about this.”

With a smile, Bartlett asked, “I’m just wondering, if you’re willing to reconcile with Theo, where does that leave me?”

Ellinor looked at him with a sincere gaze through her thick, beautiful lashes and said, “Bartlett, you’re my friend, and you’ll always be my friend.”

Bartlett’s face fell. After a while, he chuckled self-deprecatingly. “Forever? Ellinor, you’re not leaving me any hope at all.”

“There’s no point in giving you false hope if I don’t have feelings for you. That’s not who I am.” She said as she let out a yawn and stood up. “You guys enjoy your meal. I’m going to hit the sack.”

Belinda also got up. “Ellinor, let me help you upstairs.”

Ellinor didn’t refuse Belinda’s offer and let her assist her upstairs.

lost; his

he squinted his eyes, reaching for the glass of water

stopped

said, “Mr. Rex, this water was

“I don’t mind.”

said, “But she does.”

eyebrow. “Aren’t you

the glass, smiled and said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. For

let go of the glass. “You guys eat. I’ve got to

with an air of nonchalance surrounding him. As he left, he waved at Balfour,

“Alright, I won’t see

out. He tucked his hands into his pockets and strolled out of the Howard family’s

Bartlett did, but he didn’t

he saw Ellinor was okay, he