Chapter 1970

Nolan had been closely observing Ivy’s face.

If Ivy’s expression during the phone call raised suspicions for him earlier, now her demeanor was practically screaming at Nolan that something was off about her supposed marriage to Balfour.

“Balfour seems a bit cold, doesn’t he? It must be tiring dealing with him on the daily, huh?” Nolan casually probed, masking his intense scrutiny as idle

chit-chat.

Ivy nodded vigorously as if she had found a kindred spirit, “Oh, absolutely. He’s really aloof, and his mood swings! Like, one minute he’s all ice and the next he’s a tempest. It’s frustrating!”

“Mood swings?” Nolan arched an eyebrow, “Balfour might be like that with strangers, sure, but he married you. He’s gotta like you, right? How can he be cold to you too?”

Ivy let out a sigh of resignation, “Who knows! Sometimes I don’t even know what ticks him off. Communicating with him is like walking through a minefield!”

would you agree to marry him?” Nolan’s suspicions were thickening like a plot in a

have no idea how difficult

was about to vent further but suddenly sensed it, snapping her

in a rare moment of solidarity against Balfour, almost spilled all her

the sham

brakes in time and didn’t let slip anything incriminating.

felt he was on the verge of unraveling the mystery

nervously, “Oh, nothing. I was just kidding! Of course, I married him because I like him.

Ivy had intended to reveal

door swung open, and in strode Balfour, his presence commanding as

seat, “Balfour, what

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