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 snacks,

heavy, conflicted, and insecure. He longed for attention, yet he felt that he didn’t deserve to hope

the comic books his dad had bought him. He couldn’t focus on the books because his

returned to his room, still in his

him a long time ago. When his mom returned,

the

was not valued, he still cherished this

even know who his biological parents were or what their names were.

lay alone on the bed, crying himself to sleep.

the stuff from her

gone shopping. Earlier, Baber seemed upset when he couldn’t have any snacks,

for dinner.

quickly went upstairs to the study room and found that Baber was not there. Ellinor turned around and asked the housekeeper if they

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

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