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.”

sidekick, leaned in with a conspiratorial air and fished out a tin from her purse.

but accepted the tin

eager to extend kindness her way, but she was not about to

and Giselle? On day one, she timed

the same opportunistic vibe as the rest

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

aback. “But she’s like the darling of the set. How come you don’t like her?”

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

that; it was the same reason she had been wary of Giselle from the start. It was only

and whispered, “Word is, she’s a terror to her assistants. She treats them like dirt, barking orders and throwing tantrums.

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

me about Giselle’s antics now and then. Trust me.

there was more truth to the rumors