The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1813

After saying this, little Lea bounced up and down, leading her mom outside by the hand.

Only Ellinor and Marlinie were left in the hospital room, exchanging awkward glances.

Marlinie was the first to break the silence. Her voice was incredibly gentle as she smiled and said, “Ellinor, you probably… don’t remember me, do you?”

Ellinor simply stared at her mother, not saying a word.

Marlinie sighed in self-reproach. “I’m the one who should apologize. I’ve left you alone all these years and only found you now… I’m sorry…”

Ellinor watched as her mother’s tears fell. Her own eyes reddened as she stared at the bandage on her mother’s forearm, asking, “How did you get hurt? Is it serious?”

Marlinie was taken aback. She looked down at her own wound and shook her head. “No, it’s nothing too serious.”

and love. She was no longer a child, so it

you show up? Were you hiding from me?” Ellinor’s voice was

head. “No, no! Ellinor, how could I hide from you?! I just felt too ashamed to face you. I haven’t been the mother I should have been, so I didn’t know how

me alone back then? Why didn’t you ever come back for me? I’ve been waiting for you this whole time!”

“I didn’t mean to… Back then, someone was trying to kill me, and I thought it would be too dangerous to keep you with me, so I temporarily left you with Arnold for safety. Later, I went looking for you! I really did!

was not an abandoned child. She knew her mother

had refused to believe she was abandoned, so she never gave up on finding her

finally, she saw her

awkwardly held her mother’s hand. “So, who was trying

question, Marlinie’s face paled even more. She seemed

an idea. “Was it the Howards? Were they trying

the Howards were targeting me, not you.