The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1941

“I know everyone around here. Just tell me who you’re looking for, maybe I can help ya out!” The man blocked Ivy’s path as she tried to sidestep him. “Hey, lady, hold up! Don’t be so cold. I’m just trying to lend a hand here! Why the silent treatment?”

Ivy, finding herself cornered, reluctantly engaged in a verbal dance. “I’m meeting someone, my date actually. Would you mind stepping aside?”

She thought her request was polite enough, but for some reason, the man bristled, “And who’s this date of yours? Do tell.”

“Sorry, that’s none of your business,” Ivy replied, not keen on entertaining his advances.

Yet the man remained an unyielding obstacle.

With a sigh, Ivy’s patience wore thin. “Sir, what will it take for you to let me pass?”

wine from a nearby table

drinking, managing a single glass of wine was within her capacity. However, after a couple of bad experiences, she was wary.

was not naive enough to

there will be

thanks, I don’t drink,” Ivy said, lifting the hem

back. “Not so fast, Miss High-and-Mighty. It’s not that

push, about to make a scene in

her, his arm snaking around her waist,

balance and turned to see a familiar face that left

coldly at the interrupter. “This lady is a friend of mine. You got

been so forward with Ivy suddenly shrank back, shrugged, and slunk away with his glass of