The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 1360

"You always find excuses for him." Ellinor smirked sarcastically. "To me, concealing and deceiving are one and the same. And guess what? I asked him if he was hiding anything from me, and he said no."

Belinda sighed. "As a woman, I totally get how it feels to be deceived and kept in the dark by someone you trust and like. But don't you think he's a bit scared of you? He knows what happens when you get mad, so he’s afraid of telling you his secrets."

Ellinor laughed. "Scared of me? Have you seen him lose his cool?"

Belinda shrugged. "Take today, for instance; he couldn't care less about the Howard family. But because you're here, he didn't even dare to step in. He was afraid of ticking you off."

Ellinor fell silent.

Belinda continued, "Also, his decision to marry Sophia was not because they've got a deep friendship or he's got a crush on her.

Sophia's father is the top dog of Thaddeus International Corporation, a global business entity with a lot of clout.

Due to some issues with the previous generation of the Blanchet family, Theo's situation is quite unstable.

You might not know that his father was quite a playboy in his younger days, and he had a bunch of illegitimate children. As time went by, all these children grew up and started to sniff around for Theo's weaknesses, wanting to grab a piece of the Blanchet family's fortune.

Theo knew that if he got married in the open, his wife would definitely be targeted, and he didn't want to drag an innocent person into this mess.