The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 1073

After some thought, Xenia said impatiently, "I'm gonna go check if the kid is awake, so you just hang tight here."

Ellinor grinned with satisfaction, "Alright. I appreciate it, Mrs. Howard!"

After a while, Xenia came back with Baber.

Baber glanced around nervously; his gaze lingered on Ellinor for a moment before quickly dimming.

He grew up in an orphanage, so he always felt inferior and sensitive. However, the first few times Ellinor saw him, his eyes were full of curiosity about the world.

But now, the world had hurt him so much that he couldn’t look people in the eyes. He was such a small child, yet he looked at the world with such despair.

Ellinor thought of her own childhood, then beckoned to him, "Come on, come here."

Baber instinctively took a step back, then looked up at Xenia.

Since Xenia had brought the child over, there was no need to stop Ellinor from interacting with him. She said, a bit annoyed, "Go on, she's calling you!"

Baber, not understanding the adult's sarcasm, thought his 'grandma' really agreed, so he walked towards Ellinor.

Ellinor gently touched Baber's thin little face, "Why have you lost so much weight? Haven't you been eating well lately?"