The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1996

Chapter 1996

Ivy and Quinton had been in touch a lot lately and she’d even roped him into doing quite a few favors for her.

Ivy was well aware of Quinton’s knack for getting things done, so having him teach Clara a lesson wouldn’t have been a tall order for

him.

But Ivy wanted to handle this herself.

She was determined to give as good as she got from anyone who had wronged her, convinced that it was the only way she’d ever grow

stronger.

“I can take care of it myself. Besides, Quinton’s been a huge help to me recently. He’s your secretary, not my errand boy. I can’t keep piling work on him.” Ivy pressed her lips together, offering a faint smile.

For some reason, that smile, which revealed a hint of vulnerability, made him ache for her.

casually took her hand, “I’m taking

even process what was happening, she found herself being ushered out the door, “Uh, Balfour, wait a

tow as if he didn’t hear her at

resisting. Looking down at their intertwined hands, her cheeks were

started to feel comfortable with Balfour’s touch? Without

it once was.

reached the car, Balfour opened the passenger door for her. “Hop in,”

are we going?” Ivy asked. She was suddenly conscious of her free hand and somehow she felt unsure

nudged her into the seat, “Where else will we go? We will

to a nearby diner and

dishes in

mix of curiosity and skepticism, “Balfour, are you

keeps a table’s regular order of mine. If I show up, they serve it; if I don’t, it’s their

an entire table’s worth of food prepped daily was

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