The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1648

Bertha assured Ellinor that she wouldn’t breathe a word about what she’d seen in the restroom to Thaddeus and Sophia. She then prepared to take her daughter, Lea, and the real Tristan

back to their table.

As she turned to lead the children away, she exchanged a glance with Ellinor and caught sight of her profile. She felt a jarring sense of familiarity.

She abruptly halted, taking a longer look.

Ellinor, feeling the intensity of Bertha’s gaze, seemed puzzled. “Is there something on my face, ma’am?”

Bertha snapped back to reality, shaking her head apologetically. “No, no…”

the two

uneasy. After a moment of thought, she couldn’t fathom why. This was the first real encounter between her and Bertha. Why had Bertha looked at her as

quite

and Tristan, Adrian affectionately hugged Ellinor’s leg. “Mommy, I can finally go

to look at Adrian, playfully pinching his nose. “Really? I thought you were having quite the time with that man.”

I really like spending time with handsome Dad, but Sophia is always hovering around him. It’s really quite

only want to go home with Mommy because Sophia is annoying? If she wasn’t there, would you prefer to stay with that man and forget

important! I just think that if that annoying woman Sophia wasn’t there, then Mommy could be with handsome Dad. Then

Adrian’s head in mock annoyance. “Dream on!”

the time comes, you won’t need me to tell you to

a slight smile. This kid was quite