The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2045

She felt it-the sting of sadness, the gnaw of jealousy.

Why did Balfour have to play the caring gentleman to her, then turn around and wrap his arms around Giselle?

Ah, men!

After a restless night, Ivy dragged herself through the next day, her spirit seemingly as heavy as lead.

“Ivy, you’re looking a little under the weather today,” chimed in a co-star, a side character in the TV show, barely a blip on the call

sheet.

They had shared a scene once, but that was the extent of their acquaintance. Ivy had not expected anyone in the crew to take notice of her, especially after the recent scandal that had everyone treating her with kid gloves.

“Thanks for noticing. Just didn’t catch much sleep, that’s all.”

old ‘new bed blues’?” Margot, the inquisitive sidekick, leaned in with a conspiratorial air and fished out a tin from her purse. “This is my little insomnia buster. Works like a charm. Here, take it. Might help you next time you’re counting sheep.”

accepted the

seemed so eager to extend kindness her

day one, she timed her coffee delivery precisely-it was

young actress did not have the same opportunistic vibe as the rest of

seemed to rub her the wrong way, and she did not hesitate to voice her suspicions.

of Giselle?” Ivy was taken aback. “But she’s like the darling

put my finger on it. She’s all smiles but never lets her mask slip, not even for a second. It feels inauthentic, kind of eerie. That’s

start. It was only natural

assistants. She treats them like dirt, barking orders

that kind of person. “How do you

friend of a friend works at her agency. She vents to me about Giselle’s antics now

to the rumors than Ivy had thought.