The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1972

Chapter 1972

Balfour wasn’t in the mood to probe further, simply murmuring a response as his gaze shifted to the gashes on her arm. “What happened to your arm?”

“I accidentally scratched it.” Ivy had been so emotionally scattered that she hadn’t even noticed her own injury. It was only when Balfour’s grip tightened that she felt the sting.

She had scratched Clara’s face in the heat of an argument, and Clara had retaliated with equal measure, leaving several deep gashes on Ivy’s arm.

Balfour’s brow furrowed. “Hurting that bad from just a scratch? Come on, tell me the truth!”

“It was Clara, my With a resigned sigh, Ivy relayed what happened earlier to Balfour. “It was Clara, half–sister. She accused me of being loose, completely messed up my interview, and then she hit me. I lost it and hit her back.”

The look in Balfour’s eyes was hard to decipher.

What kind of life had this woman led to grow up into the person she was today? What had she been through?

“Why didn’t you tell your family about your current status as Mrs. Howard? If you did, they wouldn’t dare lay a finger on you.”

Ivy fell silent at his question.

name of the Howard family could keep the Dunhills

her connection with the Howards would only

Mrs. Howard and didn’t want to cause

Dunhills‘ shamelessness. They’d do anything for their own benefit. Not even three million dollars would make them leave me alone.

use the Howard name for a year, and

her with a mysterious smile. You seem quite clear–headed now! When push comes to shove, you still know to call for my help

caught ivy off guard, she had

such a pleasant

for a moment, she suddenly realized it was impolite to keep a gazing at l

the Harris Group pursuing my responsibility, potentially embarrassing the Howards. I’m sorry. I’ll be more careful from now on to avoid

watch her with an unfathomable gaze. “Next time something like this happens, feel free to reveal your relationship with

use the

the Howards backing her, she wouldn’t have to fear

Ivy glanced at him and

not use the Howard family as a shield; that protection had an expiration date of one

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