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.

outside and answered her phone,

kind of a lady goes off to be someone’s mistress, a homewrecker? Have you no

bewildered, “Mom, what are you talking about? I’m not seeing anyone, let alone as a

I thought, despite not being as accomplished as your sister, you

Despicable?

use such harsh words to

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

said one bad word about her to Finn, he could easily disown her, making her position as Mrs. Dunhill

neglected her own daughter and poured all her attention into Clara to secure her place in the family. If kicked out, both Tessa and Ivy would have a hard

and never fought with Clara, tolerating her mistreatment

to turn on her over Clara’s words.