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!”

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

because Malloy had entirely reinvented himself as Thaddeus, erasing all traces

would surely know

him on

later, the auction concluded.

Balfour to speak with the auction

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

a rough and tough guy, so he wasn’t reliable enough with

children to the restroom alone and couldn’t keep them both in

were left alone with all three, there was

about the children, so she reluctantly agreed not

children to the car and wait for him

made their way to the car in the parking

twenty minutes later, Balfour joined

got in the car, Ellinor asked, “How did your

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

it’s definitely ours,