The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1905

The door swung open from the inside, and there stood Balfour, clad in a sleek black tracksuit, the epitome of casual luxury.

“Your guy said you… you wanted to see me?”

Without a word, Balfour turned and sauntered deeper into the house, leaving Ivy no choice but to follow him inside.

The interior was a study in minimalist elegance, the kind of understated opulence that made her family’s attempts at grandeur look like child’s play.

Standing in the living room, Ivy maintained a careful distance. “So, what’s up? Why’d you call me here?”

“Take a seat.” Balfour slid a folder across the table toward her. “If there’s anything you don’t like, we’ve still got time to change it.”

open. The bold letters on the first page left her speechless, “Marriage

me,” Balfour said nonchalantly, taking a sip of his coffee as if proposing a business merger rather

Balfour, stick it out for a year, and walk away with a million-dollar annual

of the contract, closing the folder with a snap and sliding it back across the table. “I’m not interested in what’s written here. If there’s nothing

just then, her

go, making no move to stop her, no attempt to

weren’t for the need to appease his grandparents, he’d never even consider

Alyssa Howard’s call had come in, nagging him about

increasingly anxious about his bachelorhood, setting him up on blind dates left and right,

Alyssa would consult Balfour about these setups, but now she merely

I’ve told you, I’m not looking to get