The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1874

Patricia laughed scornfully while walking downhill. “Why? Because you’re my adopted child! You’re mine, no matter how bad you are. I won’t let anyone take what’s mine!”

Baber’s eyes were filled with helplessness and despair. “But…you don’t even like kids…or me. Why can’t I stay with Mommy and Daddy?”

Upon realizing that the ‘mommy’ Baber was referring to was not her, Patricia’s temper flared. She roughly threw the little boy onto the ground.

“What did you say? Who were you calling ‘mommy’?”

The rocky path was full of thorns. Baber’s tender skin was pierced by sharp plant stems as he hit the ground, causing him to grunt in pain and furrow his

brow.

Not satisfied, Patricia cruelly kicked him. “Who were you calling ‘mommy,’ you little brat? Speak up!”

tears, unable to make a sound.

too! If I hadn’t adopted you from abroad, you’d still be in that poor orphanage, barely surviving on

What is she to

as though he was about to die, used the last of his strength to answer. “She…she’s

only fueled Patricia’s anger. “Kind to you? Why would she be? It’s all an act! Ellinor is a manipulative woman. She’d do anything to secure her position. Do you really think she sees you as a son? She

woman he saw as his true mother. “She is kind…even if she doesn’t consider me her son…at least…she

they

her foot with all her might. “Fine! You think she’s better, do you? Well, let me show you just how ‘not good’ I can be! If you don’t acknowledge me as your mother, then I might as well

continued to brutally kick the five-year-old child

seemed like an eternity, the child beneath her foot finally stopped

of your act! Get up!” She snarled.