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?”

to come by around here. How do you plan on

in this affluent neighborhood. She initially planned to call Chase for a ride, but she couldn’t let Balfour know about her connection with the Crescent Society.

can book

something happens to you on your way home, the company

cursing her? Why would she get into an

Balfour could have arranged for someone to give her a lift home.

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

party’s over and

and stood up

a while, she spotted

need to use

“Go ahead.”

let out a long sigh of relief. She was sweating bullets.

saw a large scrape on her

it when she climbed out of the window from one room to another. She hit a broken window edge, which