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.”

flipped the folder open. The bold letters on the first page left her

nonchalantly, taking a sip of his coffee as if proposing a business merger rather than a lifelong

It was pretty straightforward – marry Balfour, stick it out for a year, and walk away with a million-dollar annual compensation. Was this some kind of arrangement? Did this man really see her as someone who’d sell

snap and sliding it back across the table. “I’m not interested in what’s

then, her phone buzzed. It was her mother, Tessa,

her go, making no move to stop

appease his grandparents, he’d never even consider marrying a

hotel, Alyssa Howard’s call had come

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

these setups, but now she merely informed him of the time and place, completely disregarding

told you, I’m not looking to get married just yet.”