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.

ensure smooth sailing and not to impact Nolan’s business, Ivy

giving her a much-needed breather

around

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

called out just as she was

“Just some errands, Alyssa. I might not be back for

reminded her to be careful and call Quinton if she needed something.

Thanks Alyssa!” With that, Ivy bolted out the door.

and Nolan’s team was already in the lobby waiting

special to Nolan from the get-go, so they were all standing by respectfully. “Miss Dunhill, Mr. Harris

staff member, taking the elevator up to

set up on this floor. Everyone’s ready. Let’s get you into wardrobe and makeup first, the Harris

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