The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1889

Ellinor didn’t believe her mother’s professed disinterest and continued, “The Howard’s backyard is home to a particular flower, beautiful, rare, and difficult to cultivate. It’s called the Moonlight.”

Hearing this, Marlinie’s pupils contracted in shock, and she looked at Ellinor with astonishment. “What?”

Ellinor went on, “Mr. McNeil told me it was his late wife’s favorite flower. Over the years, he’s been spending most of his time tending to that garden, caring for those flowers. Even his current wife, he hardly pays her any attention. They live under the same roof but sleep in separate beds.”

Marlinie was shocked and puzzled at the same time, “Ellinor, why are you telling me all this?”

Ellinor replied, “No specific reason. I just wanted to share my observations of the Howard family. Oh, and Mr. McNeil never intended to marry his current wife. The two children they have were conceived through medical intervention.”

Marlinie’s eyes trembled.

through medical intervention?

sharing these details, Ellinor started eating her breakfast and didn’t

of the Howard family or her absent biological father.

want to bring it up with her mother, but after Bertha’s suggestion, she hoped her mother could find peace in her later

other matters, Ellinor picked up Baber to return to his hospital room.

time for the nurse to check on Baber.

the situation, Marlinie didn’t delay her daughter, allowing

contemplating the words

favorite flower but weren’t suitable for the city’s climate. How could he have managed to make them bloom in such

a positive change in Marlinie’s mood and smiled

Ellinor was smart