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The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 867
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Chapter 867

Balfours gaze faltered for a moment as he admired the strength in his sister.

This was his sister, who was bold in her love and hate, capable of both acceptance and letting go

She was nothing like Patricia, who only knew how to cry, complain, and play the victim.

Hed really misjudged her before, failing to see how atrocious Patricia was at acting.

Taking a deep breath. Balfour asked, ‘Ellinor, you initially came to work with me to investigate why our mom left the

Howard family with you years ago, didn’t you?”

“Yep, spot-on! Ellinor admitted openly

She had nothing to hide now so she might as well lay all the cards on the table.

Balfour let out a sigh and said, ‘There’s no need to look into it anymore. Il tell you everything you want to know

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Ellinor squinted her bright eyes mockingly, “You’ll tell me that our mom messed up, got caught in the act, and was

booted out by the Howards?”

Balfour frowned at her, ‘Ellinor, I didn’t want to believe it either but I did see Mom leaving a hotel with another man

back then.”

Ellinor laughed, “So seeing is believing? I’ve walked out the front doors of hotels with different men loads of times!

By your logic, Ive had something with every single one of them?”

Balfour frowned, “Don’t spout nonsense!”

Ellinor rolled her eyes at him dismissively, “No matter what happened back then, I believe Mom isn’t that kind of

woman!”

Balfour was heartened to see his sister firmly defending their mother. He nodded. “Hmm, I also believe Mom isn’t

that kind of person. That’s why I’ve been having people Investigate the incident over the years. But we’ve never

been able to find anything conclusive.”

Ellinor was disappointed in Balfour, ‘Just because you can’t find anything doesn’t mean there’s nothing to find! Use

your brain; who would gain the most from Mom getting kicked out of the Howard family? They’d be the prime

suspect! And you! You’ve taken a thief for your mother and switched sides at the first sign of change!”

Balfour didn’t get angry even though his sister was chastising him. But he felt wronged

He’d never seen Xenia as a mother. For years, he was only nice to her because of Patricia, and he barely spoke to

her otherwise

Not long after Mom left with Ellinor, Xenia showed up with a baby bump, forcing a mamage. Their grandparents,

seeing the Howard heir in her belly, reluctantly let her in.

He suspected Xenia framed Mom to marry Dad, but he was just a student then and was powerless to investigate

thoroughly.

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Later, when he took over from his father, the first thing he did was reopen the case about Mom’s supposed

infidelity, hoping to clear her name.

Unfortunately, he still couldn’t find any evidence of premeditation

He told Ellinor there was no evidence and asked her to stop digging

Not because he doubted Mom’s character, but because he couldn’t find the answer, which was just draining his

energy and emotions.

So, he didn’t want Ellinor to get stuck in the past like him, consumed by his failure to protect Mom and Ellinor

Without refuting Ellinor’s accusations Balfour just sighed and asked “Ellinor, where did you and Mom go after she

took you away? Why haven’t you been living with Mom all these years?”

When asked why she hadn’t stayed with Mom; Ellinor’s expression became complex as her brows slightly furrowed,

I’m not sure. I have a blurry memory of that time. All I know is Mom left me with the Mendoza family, and then she

disappeared without a trace.”