The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1934

No sooner had Ivy stepped out of the hotel than her phone buzzed in her pocket, and Clara’s voice, filled with fury, crackled through the line as she answered the call.

“Ivy, what on earth did you do last night? Why is Vincent giving me the cold shoulder now? He won’t even answer my calls!” Clara’s accusation was sharp, as if Ivy had committed some unforgivable sin against her.

Ivy, recalling the previous evening’s debacle, felt a chill settle in her gaze. “Do you really want to know?”

“Of course, I do! Why else would I be calling you?” Clara snapped back, her tone aggressive and demanding.

Balling her hand into a tight fist, Ivy replied with a steely resolve, “Fine. If you’re so desperate to know, I’ll tell you myself. I’m on my way home now!”

Before Clara could utter another word, Ivy ended the call.

and headed

stinging slap across her face. “Ivy, what did you do? Why is

reddened cheek, Ivy retorted with a slap of her own, “What right

nothing!”

hit me?” Clara’s face registered shock, disbelief etched across her

had always been Clara who tormented her, never once had Ivy

can bully! Get out of my way!”

Finn. She rose abruptly as Ivy entered. “Ivy, I told you to apologize to Vincent, but look at what you did. How could you make him ignore

onto the couch, her eyes icy