The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1993

“There’s no show, Clara. The whole thing was a setup,” Ivy confessed; her words were laced with a mischievous undertone, “Sis, you always loved the spotlight, didn’t you? I went through all this trouble, getting everyone involved just to play along with you. Aren’t you thrilled?”

Clara’s realization hit her like a ton of bricks-she had been duped. Anger flared in her eyes as she lashed out, “Ivy, how could you deceive me like this? What on earth are you up to by orchestrating this elaborate farce?”

As she spoke, Clara’s hand shot out, aiming to slap Ivy to vent her anger first.

But Ivy sidestepped with the agility of a cat, avoiding the incoming blow, “Oh, Clara, you really shouldn’t try to hit me. Because if you so much as lay a finger on me, I assure you that I can find many ways to ruin you utterly and completely.”

Clara, her pride wounded, didn’t buy Ivy’s threat for a second. Yet, the memory of Ivy effortlessly snatching a coveted advertising deal from under her nose made her hesitate, “What are you getting at, Ivy?”

slender finger towards several security cameras. “Sure, the audition wasn’t filmed, but everything’s been caught on surveillance video. How do you think the internet

was furious, “You wouldn’t dare frame me. You’re so underhanded, Ivy! Even if you post it,

over her phone as if ready to call Quinton to edit the

you dare, Ivy! If you leak that

threat wasn’t lost on Ivy. Ever since she paid that three million,

her phone once more. “I can’t decide if you’re foolish or just plain stupid, Clara. To sabotage me, you’ve

in the industry with countless advertising deals and the power to make or ruin some

career.

reputations. And in doing so, she had the Harris Group as her big nemesis. If Ivy could trace the leaked photos back to Clara, the Harris Group could surely do that as

her blind pursuit, Clara had barred her own path. But ironically, she