The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1477

This time, Sophia didn’t hear.

Ellinor returned to her private room with her brow furrowed in deep thought, contemplating something unknown.

Balfour, seeing his sister like this, gently asked, “What’s wrong? Do you know who’s bidding against us?”

Ellinor nodded. “It’s Sophia.”

Upon hearing it was Sophia, Balfour’s expression momentarily stilled. There was a worried look falling upon his face as he understood why the bid for the piece of land had been driven so high.

He scoffed. “The Thaddeus family’s tactics are downright despicable.”

Ellinor snorted lightly. “Despicable? They’re downright greedy! They’ve increased the price by more than tenfold!”

gaze darkened. “Don’t worry, I’ll talk to the auction official later. I’ll get that piece of land for you

because Malloy had entirely reinvented himself as Thaddeus, erasing all

Balfour would surely know how to prove it.

trusted him on this.

later, the auction

Balfour to speak with the auction official,

take some time. If she went along, it would leave only Quinton with the children.

rough and tough guy, so he wasn’t

taken two of the children to the restroom alone and couldn’t keep them both in check, losing one in the

all three, there was a risk of something irreparable happening.

the children, so she reluctantly agreed

to the car and wait for him

to the car in the parking lot to wait

joined them

Ellinor asked, “How did your conversation go? Did

the situation clearly, but since Sophia left early, there was no way to confront her. The auction official said they would verify the

ours, but the price is yet