The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1997

“Look, I’ve told you that you don’t need to work,” Balfour said exasperatedly. He had already let her off the hook for the three million debt and yet there she was, stubbornly insisting on job hunting.

Couldn’t she ever just chill out?

Ivy replied, “Balfour, right now I’m living under the Howard’s roof, and sure, I don’t need to work to eat, but what about when our divorce comes through in a year? I won’t be a Howard then. What will I do? Unlike you, I don’t have an endless stream of cash. I need to work!”

That was something Balfour hadn’t taken into his mind.

Their contract marriage was set for one year, after which they would amicably divorce, and Ivy would leave the Howard family.

Now that she had severed ties with the Dunhills, she couldn’t return there after the divorce. That was out of the question.

Without the Howard home or the Dunhills’ to turn to, where would Ivy stand?

with a house and a car in your name, and I’ll give you a lump sum when we

arrangements he was proposing were indeed thorough – a house, a car, and even financial security.

as he planned, Ivy wouldn’t have to

she shook her

and we’re not really husband and wife. I can’t keep taking from

point of her contract marriage with Balfour was to break free from the Dunhills. Balfour had paid them three million on

Ivy to refuse. After all, the generous offer would tempt any

her to accept. “So, what kind of job do you plan on looking for?” he asked.

was now off-limits, and without a clear alternative, she’d have to play

into,” Ivy said with a wry smile, looking down at the plate in front of her. “Right now, the most important thing is to eat. Filling

the