The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 1477

This time, Sophia didn't hear.

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Ellinor returned to her private room with her brow furrowed in deep thought, contemplating something unknown.

Balfour, seeing his sister like this, gently asked, “What's wrong? Do you know who's bidding against us?”

Ellinor nodded. “It's Sophia.”

Upon hearing it was Sophia, Balfour's expression momentarily stilled. There was a worried look falling upon his face as he understood why the bid for the piece of land had been driven so high.

He scoffed. “The Thaddeus family's tactics are downright despicable.”

Ellinor snorted lightly. “Despicable? They're downright greedy! They've increased the price by more than tenfold!”

Balfour agreed with his sister's assessment as his gaze darkened. “Don't worry, I'll talk to the auction official later. I'll get that piece of land for you at a fair market price or less.”

Ellinor didn’t have any proof that Malloy was Sophia's father, because Malloy had entirely reinvented himself as Thaddeus, erasing all traces of his past.

But Balfour would surely know how to prove it.

Ellinor trusted him on this.

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Forty minutes later, the auction concluded.

Ellinor originally planned to accompany Balfour to speak with the auction official, but Balfour disagreed.

The negotiation would certainly take some time. If she went along, it would leave only Quinton with the children.

Quinton was a rough and tough guy, so he wasn't reliable enough with the little ones.