The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1380

He wasn’t as lucky as Ellinor. At least when her mom took off, she took her along, even though she ended up living with the Mendoza family out of sheer desperation.

So in her fuzzy childhood memories, her firmest belief was that her mom loved her to bits. Even when her mom was not around, she never felt devoid of motherly love or abandoned, thanks to this belief.

As for Theo, he could hardly deny that his parents chose to ditch him; they didn’t give a damn about him. His young soul surely took a heavy blow. Luckily, even though Theo grew up in the harsh environment of the Blanchet family, his personality didn’t get twisted. He just became a bit cold and standoffish, which made people find him hard to approach. But deep down, he was still kind and gentle.

That was pretty darn admirable.

Thinking about all this made Ellinor’s heart soften a bit. “Theo.”

Theo was peeling shrimp for her. “Hmm?”

me an

quite understanding her

address! Just in case you don’t come back in three days, I’ll have somewhere to

moment, and then a smile appeared on his face. “Are you really that scared

“Cut the crap! Just give me the address!”

peeled shrimp. “I promised to be with you in the delivery room. I

Just give me

it

gave him a thumbs-up. “Theo, when you come back, we’re gonna stick together. But you can’t lie to me or hide things from me anymore.”

small hand and then hooked it with his rough, big hand. “Hmm, I won’t. I’ll never do it again. From now on, I’ll listen

big hand. She really

her due date was approaching and her

came back. They chatted about other stuff, finished