The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1707

However, he still missed the time when he was an only child.

Back then, his dad was still at home, and his mom would only fuss over him.

It was blissful.

That was when he first experienced the warmth of a family. But not long after, his mother left him because she was pregnant and had to give birth to his siblings.

Even though he didn’t fully understand why his mom had to leave, he clearly felt that he was less important to her than the child in her womb.

Indeed, how could he compete with the children in his mother’s belly?

How could an adopted child compare to a biological child?

He was simply overestimating himself. He thought too much of himself by thinking that he held the same status as his siblings.

Today, he realized that whenever the snacks were limited, he was the one who wouldn’t get any.

that bag of

insecure. He longed for attention, yet

in disarray as he sat at his dad’s desk and flipped through the comic books his dad had bought him.

put down the comic books and returned to his room, still in his depressed state.

time ago. When his mom returned, he started to sleep with his

in the future, so as not to

was not valued, he still cherished this home

know who his biological parents

lay alone on the bed, crying himself to sleep.

minutes later, Ellinor drove back home. She called the housekeeper to unload the stuff from her car while she went upstairs with two

have any snacks, so

for dinner.

the study room and found that Baber was not there.

cleaning and hadn’t noticed Baber going back to his room. They all shook

thought better of it, knowing that her other two children would want to gobble them up as