The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2065

“I’m no Giselle. I don’t know your past, and as for what you do day-to-day, Mr. Howard, I’m in the dark,” Ivy said with a hint of frustration.

“I’d appreciate it if you could have Quinton send me a brief. Otherwise, the next time we have to put on a show in front of Grandma… Well, it could get messy if we slip up.”

The man’s face darkened.

She was playing hard to get now, was she?

“Ha, Ms. Dunhill, if you’d only pay a little more attention to me, you’d know everything there is to know. But you’re right; we’re alone now, so there’s no need for pretense. Keep to yourself. I’ve got paperwork to deal with.”

With that, he left without a backward glance, striding straight to his study.

Ivy turned away, picking up the script and flicking through it as if she had not heard him leave. The room was left with just her, the still air, and the fading scent of Balfour’s cologne.

They both busied themselves with their own tasks, but only Ivy was acutely aware that she had not turned a single page of the script in ages. Her mind was a mess, consumed with thoughts of him.

different worlds

line from the script leaped out at her, perfectly capturing her current

had always been a quiet flutter in her heart, and he had not done anything wrong. In fact,

had not done a single thing wrong. He just… He just did not like her,

apart-she from a humble background,

into a ball. Her knees pulled up

she was just an actress he had

now? Fantasizing he might fall

reality than wait for a ship at the airport that would never come. She needed to focus on the task at hand and not

she finished this film, she would have enough to

herself, and maybe then she could face him on

this!” She encouraged herself, picking up

his study, frozen in position, puzzled by this woman’s temper, more unpredictable

that? Really ready to cut ties on a