The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1474

Ellinor was a touch irritated by Balfour’s excessive coddling of their children.

“Mr. Howard, quit spoiling the kids for a moment. Has the auction for the Blue River Estates started yet?”

Balfour glanced at her. “It’s been won.”

Ellinor felt relieved to hear that the property she wanted had been secured. “What was the winning bid?”

Balfour raised his hand, showing her a single finger.

Ellinor squinted her eyes. “A hundred million?”

Balfour nodded. “Someone from another booth was bidding aggressively. They ended up raising the price to this amount. Don’t worry; even if it’s beyond your budget, I’ll cover the cost.”

The amount was indeed way beyond Ellinor’s budget.

it, but no matter how desirable the location of Blue River Estates was, its

the overall value, the price was

bid an

land?

smile. “I appreciate your sentiment, Mr. Howard. I do have the money, but I believe something is off with this price. I will go and investigate

he had promised his sister he would secure Blue River Estates for her. Therefore, he didn’t

time.

pay the outrageous premium to satisfy

if Balfour insisted on playing the part, she wouldn’t

she softly instructed Baber to stay and look after the younger kids with their uncle. Then she rose

heard him but didn’t

wanted to follow her, but he couldn’t leave the three little ones unattended. He didn’t want to

brow in frustration and sighed.

one directly across

asked, “Ms.

follow me. I’m just