The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1906

“Alright, I’ll give you this one. But if you don’t bring someone home with you, I swear I’ll stop taking my medicine,” she declared with a mix of jest and stubbornness.

After hanging up, Balfour picked up the two hundred-dollar bills the woman had carelessly tossed on the floor and dialed his right-hand man, Quinton, “A woman walked into my room last night. I want to see her.”

“Right away. I’ll track her down.”

Quinton was taken aback to hear about a woman entering Balfour’s private space. He had been working with Balfour for years and knew how much he despised women throwing themselves at him. He’d always managed to keep Balfour’s affairs in order, preventing any unwelcome advances.

He hadn’t expected this slip-up.

Thankfully, Balfour didn’t take it out on him.

Ivy stepped outside and

you?” Tessa’s voice was sharp on the other end. “Ivy, how were you raised? What kind of a lady goes off to

I’m not seeing anyone,

I thought, despite not being as accomplished as your sister, you at least had some sense and decency. But this…this is despicable!”

Despicable?

would use such harsh words to

always favored Clara, even though Clara wasn’t her biological child. Tessa loved

one bad word about her to Finn, he could easily disown her,

own daughter and poured all her attention into Clara to secure her place in the family. If kicked out, both

this from a very young age and never fought with Clara, tolerating her mistreatment as if it

she hadn’t expected her own mother to turn on her