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

Balfour. “Then why didn’t she want to meet you? Does she know you were

me. I didn’t let

that her son is

gaze. “If she knew it was me, she’d be even less likely to meet

brows, not

Yet she’s never tried to contact me and has intentionally avoided my

deepened. “Could it be… could it be that she has amnesia

come back

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

Ellinor was silent.

mother had amnesia, she wouldn’t be using the pseudonym Lady Lotus.