The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1616

Ellinor swiveled her head to look out the window while massaging her temples. “So, what you’re saying is, this trip… was a bust.”

“Not entirely,” replied Balfour.

Ellinor’s disheartened eyes gleamed with hope again. “What do you mean?”

Balfour locked eyes with his sister. “I heard Lady Lotus’ voice over a phone call through a friend. I wouldn’t mistake that voice. It’s our mother’s voice. I’m convinced there can’t be two voices in the world with the exact same tone, intonation, and speech patterns.”

Ellinor’s pupils quivered. “Really? It’s our mother?”

Balfour nodded. “I’m absolutely sure that it’s her.”

Ellinor’s eyes were tinged with a hint of red. “Mother… She’s still alive…”

and gently ruffled her hair. “Yes, our mother is alive.”

she want to meet you? Does she know you were the one trying to see her?”

doesn’t know it was me. I didn’t let my friend reveal my identity.”

know. She needs to know that her son

it was me,

furrowed her brows, not understanding, “Why?”

years, I’ve been publicly searching for you and our mother worldwide. If she’s alive, she must know I’m looking for her. Yet she’s never tried to contact me and has intentionally avoided my people. Under these circumstances, do you really think

it be… could it be that she has amnesia

why wouldn’t she come back for Ellinor?

had lost her memory, she wouldn’t continue to use the pseudonym Lady Lotus for her paintings, and she

Ellinor was silent.

she wouldn’t be using the pseudonym Lady