The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2021

Giselle chuckled. “Ivy isn’t just my friend. She’s also a buddy to good old Balfour! I bet you picked Ivy for the role because Balfour put in a good word, right?”

With a smile still gracing her lips, Giselle sauntered to Balfour and peered down at him. “Otherwise, you wouldn’t be here today. would you?”

She stared at him, hoping to catch a flicker of emotion on his usually stoic face.

But she saw nothing.

Balfour’s expression remained frosty as his gaze fixed on something distant. “If you have something to say, say it straight. I don’t like beating around the bush.”

“I didn’t mean anything by it!” Giselle deflated a bit, then found a chair to slump into. “I just feel pretty useless, that’s all.”

She hung her head, a self-deprecating chuckle escaping her. “Ivy sure knows how to charm people. She barely knows you, and she’s already got you going to Colton on her behalf.”

locking with Giselle’s. “You think I helped her land the part?”

her from running around begging for gigs like I had to.” Giselle’s face twisted into a

got this role on her own merit, not by someone else’s doing.” Balfour thought of Ivy, his gaze darkening.

for a moment, refusing

paved road? It must be that Ivy’s

seemed she had underestimated Ivy.

smile, she stood up and approached Balfour. “Enough about that. It’s almost lunchtime, and I’m starving. I heard there’s a new BBQ spot nearby. Balfour, let’s grab lunch together.”

I have a meeting back

spare her another glance as

the man, but it was too late,

palm, her anger flared.

rejected her for Ivy, embarrassing her in

had never treated