The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1726

“Keep a tight leash on your sister, Patricia.” Ida warned Byran. “Ellinor’s got enough on her plate right now.”

Byran’s face hardened a bit. “I know. She’s been stressed ever since Theo left. I won’t let anyone else bother her.”

Ida perched her gold-rimmed glasses on her nose, giving Byran a pointed look. “I hope you can discern right from wrong instead of blindly protecting your sister this time.”

Byran used to believe that Patricia was the kindest, most gentle person in the world. But he soon realized that their mother had shaped her into a selfish and manipulative individual who would use anyone to achieve her own goals without any remorse.

“Don’t worry.” He reassured Ida. “Even though they’re both my sisters, I know who’s right and who’s wrong.”

Ida gave him a hard look before sighing and dropping the subject.

Later that evening, Veronica returned home and told Ellinor about running into Patricia.

surprised by the news but quickly regained

“Are you not worried? Patricia tried to hurt you before. What

ago. I can’t control her actions. If she wants to cause trouble, there’s no way to avoid it. We’ll just

as her mind filled with

when Ellinor and Theo had reunited, Patricia had shown up. Why couldn’t things just settle down?

after noticing Veronica’s troubled face. “What’s wrong? You used to consider Patricia as your

ones. Ellinor, it’s been so many years.

pouting. You should be relishing your recent date. Go

blushed deeper and turned to leave. As she did, she

something seemed off. “Ellinor, why are only

on the sofa, looked concerned. One of the reasons she

said he wanted to be more independent and sleep in his

so clingy. Why would he suddenly want to be independent? Did you say something to