The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1868

The car zipped down the road with Byran and Balfour in the backseat.

Byran was only wearing a bathrobe, and his cell phone in the robe pocket began to ring, but he quickly hit decline. He couldn’t make a peep given the current circumstances.

The call was from Ida, probably trying to check in on him. After declining her call, Byran opened his messaging app, ready to text Ida an update.

Before he could even finish typing, a message from Ida popped up.

[What’s going on? Did Ellinor really come to your place?]

Byran deleted his half-typed message. He simply responded with an acknowledging hum, followed by, [Nothing to worry about; go to sleep.]

Ida to worry or lose sleep

too well. If there was nothing wrong, why wouldn’t he take her call?

would my boss come to your place at this hour?]

like the Howard family. Unless it was

hide anything,

Baber. Now, they want me to lead them

other end of the line, Ida’s brows furrowed as she typed back, [Do

where she is now. My sister wants me to take them to the fast-food joint where Patricia used to work.]

and take her there! Don’t dawdle!]

like he was always the scapegoat. [Already on it.

[Keep me posted!]