The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 501

How could Hailie possibly say no to the man she fancied? She nodded gently and said, “Sure thing, Balfour. Don’t you worry, I’ll get Patricia right away.”

A feeling of indescribable joy washed over her. The fact that Balfour entrusted her with taking care of Patricia affirmed her special place in his heart.

As for Ellinor, she was just an average secretary.

After Haillie left, Balfour glanced at the remaining crowd. His eyes were polite but cold, “Anyone else here for the show?”

The crowd fell silent. Everyone quickly caught his drift and left.

Balfour turned to Ellinor, “Ms. Mendoza, how do you feel about running into someone you’d rather not see?”

Ellinor could sense the sarcasm in his words, but she simply replied, “Not great.”

Balfour smirked, “Ms. Mendoza, you’re brutally honest.”

Ellinor sighed, “Mr. Howard, if there’s nothing else for me to do here, can I knock off early?”

her, “Taxis are hard to come by around here. How do you plan on getting

neighborhood. She initially planned to call Chase for a ride,

worry, I can book

Balfour scoffed, “Ms. Mendoza, you’re a full–time employee of the Howard Group now. If something happens to you on your way home,

cursing her? Why would she get into an accident so easily

truly concerned about the safety of his employees, Balfour could have arranged for someone to give her a lift home.

That proved he wasn’t genuinely concerned her; he was just

I’ll wait until the party’s over and leave

stood up

followed him. After a while, she spotted

need to

“Go ahead.”

locked the door, and let out a long sigh of relief.

lifted her skirt, and saw a large scrape on her thigh that was raw and bloody.

climbed out of the window from one room to another. She hit a broken window edge, which hurt so bad, but she kept a poker face, afraid that someone might find out about her escapade.