The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 1645

After stepping out, they settled into Balfour's SUV to wait for Ellinor and Adrian, only to spot the man they'd seen dining on the ground floor of the restaurant.

Veronica was anything but calm. She'd almost accepted that she might never see her brother again, and now, seeing him alive and well, she could hardly believe her own eyes. She wanted to reach out and touch him, just to be sure.

"Didn't you all see? That's my brother! My brother's back! Let me go! I need to ask him where he's been these past few years!"

Ida, adjusting her gold-rimmed glasses, reminded her in a voice of reason. "We've all seen him. But before you go in there, why don't you take a look at who's sitting across from him?"

Following Ida's advice, Veronica took in the rest of the scene and spotted the woman sitting across from her brother. It was the insufferable Sophia, which only made her grit her teeth in anger.

"Hmph! I knew it! I knew it had to be Sophia's doing! She's been hiding my brother for three years! That witch! Just wait till I get my hands on her!"

Belinda, seeing her uncle again, was also overwhelmed but maintained a cooler head than Veronica. She tried to placate her.

"Don't rush! Ellinor just texted us to pull back. She must have noticed my uncle, too. Let's wait for Ellinor to come out, understand the situation, and plan our next move. Didn't you notice? my uncle isn't sitting in a dining chair, but in a wheelchair."

Veronica had noticed, and it was precisely because she had that she was so eager to confront Sophia.

How did a hale and hearty man end up in a wheelchair?

It was Sophia's fault! It had to be!