The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 12

Ellinor had swapped her top for a guy's T-shirt. Feeling a bit cold due to the open car window, she decided to also wear the suit jacket that the man just draped over her.

"I heard that you lost your job?"

While aimlessly staring out of the car window, Ellinor heard Theo's deep voice.

Ellinor smirked, "Yes, all thanks to you!"

Theo nonchalantly flipped through the files in his hand, "I gave you guys a chance, but you messed up. By my standards, that plan was not worth investing in."

Feeling a bit sleepy, Ellinor yawned.

"Oh! I'm no longer a Nexus Industries employee, you don't need to justify anything to me."

Theo flipped another page, casually saying, "If you're looking for an internship in a company...."

"Mister, could you stop up ahead?"

Ellinor cut him off, looking out of the window as if she spotted something. The moment the driver stopped the car, Ellinor hopped out. She ran to the bus stop up ahead and jumped onto the bus that just pulled in.

She found a window seat, stuck her hand out of the window, gave the Mercedes behind her a thumbs-up, and then slowly rotated it 180 degrees downward in a dismissive gesture.

The bus slowly drove away, and only then did she pull her hand back in.

Watching this, Collin's temples were throbbing. This Ms. Mendoza was incredibly bold, no one in Greenhaven would dare disrespect Mr. Blanchet like that.

"Mr. Blanchet, your suit jacket was taken by Ms. Mendoza. You have a project completion ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon..."

"Just have someone deliver a new one."

Theo frowned, his face stern, as he continued to scan through his documents.

"Understood!"

Collin added, "Veronica just called to say she's been hospitalized."

Theo looked up slightly, "Why was she hospitalized?"

Collin explained, "This morning, Ms. Mendoza shoved Veronica's head into the toilet bowl and made her drink a few mouthfuls of toilet water... Veronica is a bit of a clean freak, and she was so disgusted that she's been vomiting since morning. Now she's dehydrated and at the hospital for an IV."

"What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said there's nothing serious, she'll be fine after an IV, a good meal, and a couple of days of rest. But, Veronica has been crying non-stop, she insists that you go back and avenge her by teaching Ms. Mendoza a lesson..."

Theo expressionless, "Veronica's always been spoiled by her grandmother and is used to getting her way. Ms. Mendoza may be a bit hotheaded, but she doesn't go looking for trouble. Let Veronica taste some hardship this time, she'll probably learn to restrain herself a bit. Don't bother with her."

Collin was taken aback, noticing that Mr. Blanchet seemed to be particularly lenient towards Ms. Mendoza?

He turned to ask, "Then... since Ms. Mendoza lost her job today, should we find her another one?"

Theo casually replied, "Don't bother with her, as long as she doesn't do anything to damage the reputation of the Blanchet family within the next three months."

"...Understood!"

At first, Collin thought that Mr. Blanchet might have had some special feelings for Ms. Mendoza, but it appeared he was overthinking it.

That's right, Mr. Blanchet's heart only had room for Ms. Howard, and that hadn't changed over the years.

But because the Blanchet family and the Howard family were sworn enemies, their love couldn't be fulfilled. And so, Mr. Blanchet remained single, which greatly worried his father, forcing him to pressure him into marriage.

...

Ellinor took the bus home to pack her things. She would be staying with the Blanchet family for the next three months. She couldn't just keep wearing his clothes.

Upon walking in, she ran into Sheila, who was home because she lost her job.

Sheila always treated Ellinor arrogantly. When she saw Ellinor come back, she immediately put on a haughty attitude.