The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 443

If Lady Lotus was her mother, then were she and Balfour related?

That arrogant and sarcastic man, Balfour, might be her half-brother?

"Ellinor?" Bartlett ordered a new set of utensils from the waiter, waving them in front of the dazed Ellinor.

Ellinor snapped back to reality; her eyebrows knitted together and she had a serious look in her eyes as she stared at him. "Bartlett, are you sure about what you just said?"

"Absolutely! Ellinor, don’t you remember? I told you before that I met Lady Lotus when I was a kid.

She was an old friend of my parents. Those three paintings of Lady Lotus in my gallery were gifts from her to my parents years ago."

Ellinor felt a wave of mixed emotions.

If her mother was also Balfour's mom, then she was tangled up with the Howard family!

Were the persecutions her mother suffered back then connected to the Howard family?

Watching Ellinor's reactions, Bartlett mused, "Ellinor, can I ask why you're so keen on finding Lady Lotus?"

Ellinor didn't respond. The news she just learned shocked her, and she was a bit confused. She didn't want to reveal her background just yet.

After waiting for a bit with no response, Bartlett politely said, "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it. But can I ask you another question?"

Ellinor, her appetite gone due to her emotional turmoil, took another sip of her mango juice. "Mm, go ahead."

"Now, can I pursue you?" Bartlett asked, looking at her intently.

Ellinor froze, then gave a dry laugh. "Mr. Rex, you trekked all the way from Greenhaven to the Hiland City gallery just to ask me that?"