The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 494

Balfour paused slightly, looked towards the source of the voice, and sure enough, Ellinor was weaving her way through the crowd, casually strolling up to him. "Mr. Howard, did you need something?"

York Mayes, Patricia, and Haillie all looked surprised.

What was going on? How come Ellinor was coming in from outside?

Balfour looked at her seriously, "Where have you been?"

Ellinor replied calmly, "Nowhere in particular. I was waiting for you downstairs. I saw a bunch of people running up here, so I thought something had happened and came up to check it out. And lo and behold, you're here looking for me! Mr. Howard, why are you looking for me here?"

Balfour struggled to find a response.

How was he supposed to respond to that?

Say that he thought she was fooling around with another guy?

Haillie, looking incredulous, stepped forward to call her out, "Ellinor, quit playing innocent. I saw you go into this room with York Mayes! You must've snuck out and are now pretending to just be coming in!"

Ellinor looked at Haillie, her expression as if she had no clue what she was talking about, "What? Who's York Mayes?"

Haillie's eyes, beautifully made up, went wide, "You're still playing dumb!"

Ellinor frowned as a touch of helplessness and grievance flickered in her eyes, "Haillie, we have no grudges against each other. Why do you always try to sully my reputation? Is it because... you're bitter because you're not Mr. Howard's date today?"

At this, she turned back to Balfour, "Mr. Howard, don't have me accompany you for non-work-related events next time. It seems to make your admirers see me as an enemy and cause unnecessary trouble for both of us."

Haillie's face immediately turned sour, and she hastily explained, "Balfour, don't listen to her nonsense. I'm not like that! I really did see Ellinor go into this room with York Mayes!"