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.”

the 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

the

not understand why this colleague seemed so eager to extend kindness her way, but she was not about to reject a

what’s the deal with you and Giselle? On day one, she timed her coffee delivery precisely-it was so obviously a move aimed at

opportunistic

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

like the darling of the set. How come

furrowed her brow, troubled. “I can’t quite 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 why I keep my distance.”

Giselle from the start. It was only natural to show emotion. and someone who did not was, indeed, hard to

and whispered, “Word is, she’s a terror to her assistants. She treats them like dirt, barking orders and throwing tantrums. Not exactly the sweetheart

She had not pegged Giselle for that kind of person. “How do

works at her agency. She vents to me about Giselle’s antics now and then. Trust me. It’s the

truth to the rumors than Ivy had