The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2044

Ivy stood frozen, her mind a whirlwind of emotions, as Balfour shoved Giselle, aiming to put some distance between them.

In that same instant, Giselle caught sight of Ivy not far off, her eyes suddenly gleaming with malice. She deliberately leaned closer to Balfour and whined, “Look, Balfour, isn’t that Ivy over there?”

The moment Ivy appeared, a flicker of panic crossed Balfour’s eyes.

To any onlooker, the scene painted a suspicious picture of their relationship.

Ivy watched them for what felt like an eternity before marching over, thrusting Balfour’s phone into his hand, and turning on her heel to leave.

“Ivy!” Balfour called out.

She did not stop. Balfour knew Ivy had gotten the wrong idea, and he pushed Giselle aside, intending to chase after Ivy.

witness a compromising scene, and she was not about to let Balfour

“Ah!”

and collapsed into his arms. “Balfour, save me,” she gasped

Balfour reluctantly turned back. No matter how he shook

at stake could not be ignored, so Balfour could only

and Quinton came running in from outside to

Quinton’s arms. “Take her

Quinton responded and quickly

frustrated to leave like this, but she could not reveal her act. If Balfour discovered her ruse, any semblance of their

Balfour headed toward the hotel. He needed to clear the air with Ivy; he could not allow her to. harbor such

barely taken a few steps

“Hello?”

executives are present; we’re just