The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 579

Byran's disgruntled voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hello? Who's this?"

"It’s me, Ellinor, Mr. Howard."

Hearing Ellinor's voice, Byran's tone softened a bit, "Ellinor, are you off work yet?"

"Almost, there’s less than ten minutes."

"Alright, I'm coming to pick you up now. Meet me at the alley near the office. And be sure to dodge Balfour!" Byran instructed carefully.

Ellinor was somewhat puzzled, "We're not doing anything shady; why should we avoid Mr. Howard?"

Byran stuttered a bit, "Well. Balfour’s not a fan of me hanging out with you, so he can't know that I'm the one taking you to Grandpa's birthday party. You'd better avoid him, or I'll get an earful from Balfour again!"

Ellinor let out a sarcastic laugh, "Oh, so that's the reason!"

Byran seemed to feel awkward and added. "Don’t take it to heart; Balfour has the wrong opinion about you. Once he gets to know you, he won't think like this."

Ellinor just smiled and didn’t say anything, "Alright, call me when you're near the office."

"Sure!"

Byran arrived very quickly in just fifteen minutes.

According to the location Byran sent, Ellinor found the alley near the Howard Group and got into the car.

Carlos was Byran's assistant, so he was driving while Byran sat in the back. Seeing Ellinor get in, he gave her a disapproving once-over.

"Hey! Ellinor, you're going to my grandpa's birthday party dressed like this?"