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 and held it out to her. “Just

adept at drinking, managing a single glass

She was not naive enough to believe that it’s as straightforward as having just one drink.

she takes the first drink, there will be a second, a third, until she’s completely intoxicated!

said, lifting the hem of her

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

stumbled from the push, about to make a scene in front

arm snaking around her

turned to see a familiar face that left

who had come to her aid, Nolan Harris, looked coldly at the interrupter. “This

had been so forward with Ivy suddenly shrank back, shrugged,