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

had entirely reinvented himself as Thaddeus,

know

him

minutes later, the auction concluded.

to speak with the auction official, but Balfour disagreed.

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

and tough guy, so he wasn’t reliable

taken two of the children to the restroom alone and couldn’t keep them

all three, there was a risk of something

the children, so she

the children to the car and wait for

three children, made their way to

minutes later, Balfour joined them in the

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

the situation clearly, but since Sophia left early, there was no

piece of land, it’s definitely ours, but the price is yet to