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

for a ride, but she couldn’t let Balfour know about her connection with the Crescent Society. Otherwise, she’d lose her job as a secretary.

worry, I can book a ride online.”

ride?” Balfour scoffed, “Ms. Mendoza, you’re a full–time employee of the Howard Group now. If something happens to you on your way home, the company will not

Why would she get into an accident so easily on the

safety of his employees, Balfour could have arranged for someone

proved he wasn’t genuinely concerned

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

nodded and stood

After a while, she

to use the restroom.”

“Go ahead.”

door, and let out a long sigh

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

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.