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!”

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

Malloy had entirely reinvented

would surely know

him on this.

later, the auction concluded.

Balfour to speak with the

would certainly take some time. If she went along, it would leave only

so he wasn’t reliable enough

restroom alone and couldn’t keep them both

there was a risk of something irreparable happening.

about the children, so she reluctantly agreed not to

children to the car and

their way to the

Balfour joined them in the

Ellinor asked, “How did your conversation go? Did the auction official believe you?”

situation clearly, but since Sophia left early, there was no way to

definitely ours, but the