The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 524

Patricia came over with a joyful expression, holding her child, "Ellinor, what a coincidence; you're shopping here too!"

Ellinor responded with a neutral face, "Yeah, sorta."

Patricia turned her gaze to Bartlett, who was standing next to Ellinor, with a subtle look in her eyes. She laughed, "Bartlett, how come you're shopping with Ellinor?"

Bartlett put on his usual smile, "Because Ellinor got promoted to Sales Manager of the Howard Group today. My brother handed over all sales cooperation between the Howard Group and Rex Enterprises to Ellinor. So, I brought her to this distributor to get a feel of the market."

Ellinor had been worried that Bartlett would intentionally be vague but was relieved to hear him give Patricia a straight answer.

Patricia blinked in surprise, "Ellinor, you got promoted! Congrats!"

Ellinor knew Patricia wasn't genuinely congratulating her, so she just smiled slightly, "Thanks."

Patricia went on enthusiastically, "Theo and I just popped into a baby store, but unfortunately, we couldn't find the product our child needs. We're about to grab lunch now! Bartlett, Ellinor, if you guys haven't had lunch yet, why don't we all go together?"

With that, she looked at the man beside her, showing a pure smile, "What do you say, Theo?"

Theo, with his handsome and deep face, responded indifferently, "Whatever you want."

Patricia, looking like she was being spoiled by her man, turned her warm gaze back to Ellinor and Bartlett, "Bartlett, Ellinor, let's go! We'll all have lunch together. It’s Theo's treat!"

Bartlett seemed quite willing to join them for lunch, but he couldn't just agree without consulting Ellinor. He turned to her respectfully, "Ellinor, what do you think?"

Ellinor clearly wasn't interested, nor did she want to have lunch with Patricia. She said, "Mr. Rex, thank you for taking the time to show me the market. As you've bumped into your friend here, you should have lunch and catch up. I'll pass; I have work to handle back at the company. I'll take off first."