The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 1741

Upon the mention of Ellinor, Sophia's face stiffened a bit. "She... she… she's an old friend of yours. She was involved with Mr. Rex, so it's only natural you'd find her familiar."

As she spoke, she diligently observed the changes in the man's expressions.

Marcus nodded, looking somewhat puzzled. "Really?"

His confusion both worried Sophia that he might remember something and relieved her that he hadn't recalled anything so far.

"Um... enough of that! We're here to have fun; let's not talk about them. Here, Marcus, I brought some fruit slices. You and Tristan should have some. Our next stop is a famous lake in Greenhaven; the scenery there has a classic charm."

Marcus accepted the plate of fruit slices from Sophia, placing it on the small table in the RV. He didn't eat any himself, but he picked up a slice of apple with a fork and handed it to his son.

"Have some fruit."

Tristan was daydreaming. His mind had been elsewhere since he saw Ellinor.

His thoughts were all about his beloved Ellinor, only returning to reality when he heard his father's voice. He accepted the fruit slice and awkwardly put it in his mouth.

Sophia noticed Tristan's change too. Recently, her attention had been focused on Marcus, so she hadn't paid much attention to the boy. She almost forgot about the mix-up Tristan had with another kid from Ellinor's side.

The kid raised by Ellinor was more outspoken and troublesome than Tristan, and he talked a lot.

And now, this boy seemed to have reverted back to being like Tristan. He was quiet and often lost in thought.

"Tristan?" Sophia tried calling him.

Tristan instantly looked up at her and frowned unhappily. "What?"

He responded very quickly, almost immediately looking at her when he heard his name.

The other boy, whose real name wasn't Tristan, would always take a few seconds to look at her whenever his name was called.