The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1919

Ivy snapped back to reality, frustration bubbling up inside her as she marched over to confront her accuser.

As Ivy closed in, Leila began to dodge nervously, retreating until she stumbled and fell onto the floor with a thud. “Ms Dunhill, I… I didn’t mean to blurt it out… But with the Senior Mr. and Mrs. Howard in such a situation, I had no choice but to tell Balfour any suspicious details. I couldn’t hide it any longer.”

Ivy’s brow furrowed as she looked down at Leila sprawled on the ground. “What are you playing at, fabricating lies out of thin air?”

Leila’s eyes darted about, feigning an almost tearful fear, inching towards Balfour for protection.

Balfour’s gaze hardened as he addressed Ivy, “Tell me, why would you poison my grandparents?”

Hearing him speak so, Ivy realized he had chosen to believe Leila.

after all. One was a maid who had worked for his family for years, and the

stranger.

who Balfour would trust.

Ivy might have let this go without explanation.

her family, she vowed never to suffer from unnecessary injustices again. No one was

accuse me of poisoning the elderly, yet I have a way to prove my innocence!”

my own pots for cooking breakfast today, and I personally scrubbed every utensil before use. After that,

habit of cleaning before cooking. Without it, she wouldn’t know how to prove her innocence now. “During my cooking, I had once used the restroom when I felt unwell.”

you implying?” Balfour’s cold eyes fixated on

on it besides mine. If there is any, then I’m not the only suspect. Anyone who touched that

clever, but I’m certainly no fool! If I wanted to harm someone, I wouldn’t poison the food I prepared myself. Only an idiot would sign their name to a crime like that.