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!”

worry, I’ll talk to the auction official later. I’ll get that piece of land for you at a fair market

Malloy had

know how to prove it.

him on

later, the auction

speak with the

went along, it

was a rough and tough guy, so he

restroom alone and couldn’t keep them both in check, losing one in the

with all three, there was a

about the children, so she reluctantly agreed not to go.

children to the car and wait for

children, made their way to the

minutes later, Balfour joined them

in the car, Ellinor asked, “How did your conversation go? Did the auction

at his sister and said, “I’ve explained the situation clearly, but since Sophia left early, there was no way to confront her. The auction official said they would verify the situation and

it’s definitely ours, but the price is yet