The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1933

Ivy forced a wry smile and nodded, “When I got here, they said they were stuck in traffic and told me to go on in. I thought, even if my own mother played favorites, she wouldn’t set me up like this. Turns out, I was just too naive! They never planned on coming. From the get-go, they intended to set me up to meet Vincent alone.”

Balfour squinted his eyes as he digested the story, suddenly finding the woman before him rather pitiful.

To be regarded by one’s own parents as a bargaining chip to advance a sister’s career!

What kind of parents would do such a thing?

And to think the events of their first night, was she also a pawn in her family’s schemes?

In her parent’s eyes, was Ivy nothing more than an object to be traded at will?

“If you need, I can go with you to confront your family,” Balfour finally broke the silence. “The influence of the Howards should be enough to warn them.”

up, surprised

and certainly didn’t expect anyone to stand up for her, least of all Balfour. After all, aside from that one night, their relationship was nothing more than a

and Ivy was deeply touched, but still,

not forcing her into the beds of other men!

Ivy knew the character of her family all too well.

caught wind of her connection with the Howards, they wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to latch onto wealth. They would do everything in their power to bleed the Howards dry through her, pushing her to leverage

it

grandparents had been so warm to her. Ivy didn’t want to let them

Ivy shook her head, “No need, Mr. Howard. I appreciate the gesture,

refusal. He knew his solution was the

let her

her family mess after all, and he,

Balfour said, barely concealing his displeasure. He grabbed his coat from