The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2007

Staring at her empty hands, Giselle’s face flashed a moment of embarrassment, but she quickly summoned a smile, “Looks like I dropped the ball there. Sorry, Balfour, I’ll make sure to come up with a better plan for your next birthday.”

Giselle reached out once more, looping her arm through his, “Come on, don’t be mad at me, alright? Today’s your special day, and.. it’s all about having a good time.”

Balfour sighed, a wry smile on his face, “I’m not mad.”

“That’s a relief,” Giselle beamed, her grin bright as the sun, “I’ve booked us a private room at the clubhouse next door. Let’s all head over for some drinks to celebrate. And about this cake, I know sweets aren’t your thing, but I put a lot of effort into picking it out. You’ve got to at least try a slice.”

It was impossible to say no to Giselle when she was like this. Balfour glanced at Ivy, who stood quietly to the side, and gave a

small nod.

“I knew you’d agree.” Giselle chirped, delighted, standing close to Balfour, “Let’s go and have a blast. No holding back tonight. Everyone, we’re here to party.”

Cheers erupted as the group started moving towards the clubhouse, with Balfour and Giselle leading the way.

felt herself getting pushed further and further from Balfour as the

celebrating with Giselle and a bunch of strangers, but after hesitating for a moment,

had bought movie tickets out of the blue, trying to get them to

wasn’t doing what a husband should do, but now it seemed she wasn’t

while Giselle remembered and had prepared a

party.

Balfour looked back at her through the

his gaze, Ivy forced a reassuring smile, wanting to put him

they reached the clubhouse, the party kicked into full gear. As the birthday boy,

attention.

him with a gift, “we’ve all picked this out with care, hoping you’d like it.” Balfour thanked them quietly and set the gift aside..

to sit in, trying to

and obviously hadn’t brought a gift. It would be mortifying

when everyone else had