The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 241

Ellinor had it nailed. Theo must be under Patricia's thumb.

Because of Patricia, he decided to play the waiting game instead of pulling the plug on the Knotts family immediately. It made sense, and it was something she saw coming.

Ellinor thought momentarily, then told Collin, "All right, I'll tag along. But hold your horses."

Collin was a tad puzzled, "What are you waiting for?"

Ellinor replied, "Just need to clear the air with Haillie."

Collin was even more bewildered. He smelled a rat and was about to probe further, but Ellinor was already making her way to Haillie, who was bedridden.

As soon as Ellinor got close, Byran stood up like a watchdog, barring her from approaching Haillie. He asked, "What are you up to?"

Ellinor calmly answered, "I can't completely wash my hands of Haillie's fall; I do bear some responsibility. Because I didn't want to help her fly a kite, she fell and got hurt. So, I should own up to it."

Hearing Ellinor's admission, Byran's strained expression eased a bit. He said, "You shouldn't beat yourself up; I know this isn't really your fault."

He noticed it then. When Haillie fell, Ellinor and Belinda were flying their kite in the distance; they had nothing to do with it.

And Haillie did do a number on Ellinor before, so it was understandable that Ellinor didn't want to help her fly a kite.

However, Haillie, hearing Byran say this, was secretly scoffing at him.