The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1944

“No worries.” The boy said, turning to leave.

Ivy quickly called out to him, “Hey, what’s your name? I need to repay you for these.”

“Nolan, but forget about the money; it wasn’t much,” Nolan said, leaving behind a bright, sunny smile before walking away.

Ivy looked down at the pack of sanitary pads in her hands, a warm feeling coursing through her heart as she silently repeated the boy’s name, “Nolan.”

The boy from her memories had grown into a handsome, suave man, now walking towards Ivy with a drink in his hand. “Here, have some juice.”

Just like years ago, Nolan placed a drink before Ivy. “I don’t know your preference, so I just grabbed one at random.”

“Thank you.” Eighteen-year-old Ivy and the present Ivy said the same words, but it felt as though everything had changed.

Sometimes she wondered, if she had been braver back then, maybe things with Nolan wouldn’t have ended up like this.

it was all

haven’t told me,” Nolan sat down and asked her again, “what’s your relationship with the host of

back from her reverie, still unsure how

current ‘married’ status, selfishly wanting to preserve the better image he had of her.

so quiet, just like in the past?”

and Ivy looked up at Nolan,

Nolan said, swirling his glass elegantly. “You’d get picked on, but you never said anything, as if it was all just water off a duck’s

“It’s not that I disliked talking; I just knew

a difference.” Nolan looked at her

his gaze. “Nolan, what have you been up to all these

business. But my mom’s on my case now, setting me

“You have no idea. Whenever I’m around her, she relentlessly brings up the same topic and won’t quit until she gets what she

lead, Ivy thought of Nolan’s mother whom she had seen from a distance back

was always at his mom’s side, nodding along as