The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2118

Quinton chimed in with an exasperated tone, “It was a middle-aged couple going head-to-head with the cops, insisting their daughter hadn’t done anything wrong. They demanded she be released on the spot.”

Balfour, who had little patience for drama, steadied Ivy’s shoulders and pushed forward, eager to get away from the scene.

Ivy had not really paid much attention to their previous conversation, but before they had made it more than a few steps, a woman suddenly charged at them.

“You little troublemaker, you’re here too? Causing chaos at home is one thing, but now you’ve gone and gotten your sister locked up at the station. You can’t live without stirring up trouble, can you?”

The woman was none other than Tessa.

Finn trailed a few steps behind her, his face a mask of anger when he spotted Ivy. “Ivy, you ungrateful child! It’s one thing to disrespect me and your mother, but what has your sister ever done to you? If she ends up with a record because of you, you’ve ruined her life!”

furrowed. Seeing them, she felt nothing but

her parents’ reaction to the news-accustomed as she was

this scene, Ivy felt almost indifferent, listening to their accusations with a

parents. As parents themselves, they were pointing fingers at their own daughter, victim Ivy, their hands nearly poking

your words, not your hands,” Balfour, a tall and imposing figure, swatted Tessa’s hand away.

several steps,

intimidated by his commanding presence. “Who are you? This is a family matter, so I’d appreciate it if you, a stranger, would back off!”

authority. “Who I am

this man of

from the average Joe-not just in stature but also

the watch wrapped around Balfour’s wrist, a piece so exquisite that money could not simply buy it.