The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1980

But this whole mess was Ivy’s fault. The very thought of Nolan taking a financial hit because of her made guilt gnaw at her conscience. She wrestled with it for ages, but her sense of responsibility won out in the end.

“Alright, Nolan, I’ll do it,” Ivy finally agreed, though her voice trembled with uncertainty. “But I can’t guarantee they’ll be satisfied with me.”

“Don’t worry, you’re a knockout. They’ll be impressed,” Nolan assured her with the kind of confidence she wished she could borrow. With that, they set a date for the shoot at his company.

After hanging up, Ivy’s nerves were jangling like bells.

A commercial shoot? Was she really up to it?

And there was another worry – she couldn’t let Balfour know about this. If he got wind of it, he’d be miffed for sure. She’d make it a hit-and-run. Do the shoot, ditch the trouble, and then keep Nolan at arm’s length in the future.

Nolan wasted no time in sending her the script for the ad.

not to impact Nolan’s business, Ivy dove into studying

hadn’t been home lately, giving her a much-needed breather to

she’d be sneaking around to avoid him.

shoot, Ivy was up at the crack of dawn, fussing over

are you off to so early, Ivy?” Alyssa called out just as she was

Alyssa.

her to be careful and call Quinton if she needed

Alyssa!” With that, Ivy bolted

Group on the dot and Nolan’s team was

to Nolan from the get-go, so they were all standing by respectfully. “Miss Dunhill, Mr. Harris is waiting for you upstairs.

the elevator up to

you into wardrobe and makeup first, the Harris

into a room where a team of stylists and makeup artists were waiting, surrounded by cosmetics and racks