The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1555

A gentle soul? Marcus recalled the day when that little girl’s hands were clenched around his neck, as if she wished to strangle him to death.

She was indeed gentle, considering she didn’t actually kill him.

The door behind him suddenly stirred, and the knob was turning.

Marcus was instantly on guard, returning to his usual stoic demeanor.

Sophia pushed open the door. After seeing the child whispering something to the man, a flicker of unease passed through her eyes. She smiled and asked, “Awake, Tristan? What were you and your dad chatting about?”

Marcus replied, “Nothing much. The boy says he’s hungry.”

Sophia didn’t doubt him, and she began smiling gently. “Oh, I came to ask what you two would like for dinner. We’re running low on groceries, so I was thinking of going to the store.”

and spoke in an unusually soft tone. “You don’t need to. You’ve been out all day; you must be tired. Let’s just order

concern for her. “Marcus,

can cook tomorrow; rest for today. Plus, Tristan says he’s hungry now; room service

froze, thinking he was showing concern for her, only to find out he was more worried about her cooking taking too long and delaying

I’ll order Tristan’s favorites from

“Sure.”

she saw the boy next to Marcus, she suddenly felt

service. You can tell them

at the boy who wasn’t Tristan.

like Sophia and didn’t hide it. He snorted. “I don’t want to go with you. I

turned sour, but she forced a smile. “Sweetie, Mommy just wants to help

clung to