The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 284

Haillie's eyes lit up the moment she saw the man about to speak, her tone softening instantly, "Balfour Howard, you made it!"

Ellinor noticed Haillie's bashful reaction and turned around to see...

The man standing behind her was tall and handsome, dressed in a finely tailored dark gray suit, exuding an air of refined elegance. Like masterpieces of art, his eyes emitted a faint sense of aloofness.

His aura screamed nobility yet coupled with a sense of superiority.

As Ellinor turned her gaze toward the man, he did the same.

Balfour recognized Ellinor, his eyes narrowing slightly, "It's you?"

Ellinor recognized him too, the grandson of the blind old man from yesterday.

Seeing Balfour and Ellinor talking, Haillie panicked, quickly becoming alert. She smiled fakely and asked, "Balfour, you know Ellinor?"

Balfour glanced at Haillie briefly, then shifted his gaze back to Ellinor, "So, your name is Ellinor?"

Ellinor nodded, "Yes, I'm Ellinor."

Balfour didn't say much, just elegantly raising his hand for his secretary, Quinton, to hand him his wallet.

Upon receiving his wallet, he opened it, signed the checkbook inside, peeled off a check, and handed it to Ellinor with a polite, "I heard you thought the money I gave you yesterday was too little. How about this check?"

Ellinor glanced at the check he handed over. It was a check with a specific figure already filled in - five million, an extra zero compared to yesterday.

Haillie was left in a fog, clueless about why Balfour would give Ellinor such a hefty check. She wanted to ask but didn't dare interrupt their conversation...

Ellinor raised an eyebrow, "Do you think five million could buy a person's dignity?"

Balfour's calm face didn't twitch a muscle; he simply smiled, "Generally speaking, it doesn't take that much to buy an ordinary person's dignity."

Ellinor stared at him, "So, you think that as long as the price is right, you can buy anyone's dignity and anything that comes with a person?"

Balfour elegantly chuckled, "Yes."

Ellinor accepted the check, holding it under her nose to sniff it, and beamed, "Money sure smells good! Sir, are you really giving this check to me?"