The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2116

Clara was seething with frustration as she ranted about the unreliable gang she had hired. “Those goons have no sense of loyalty: they flip sides faster than pancakes at a Sunday brunch. Look at them now-not a dime to show for their treachery. Serves them right, it’s karma!”

Oblivious to the fact that she was on the verge of being arrested herself, Clara scorned the thugs with a sneer.

“So, what exactly do you mean by ‘flipping sides’?” Asked the officer, a hint of curiosity in his voice..

Clara recounted the tale of the gang being duped by Ivy as if it were a joke. “I told them from the start that that woman doesn’t have two nickels to rub together-just a con artist. But did they listen to me? No!”

The officers could sense Clara’s underhanded nature from just this brief conversation.

In her eyes, Ivy’s misfortune was her only source of joy-a classic case of spiteful envy.

“She plays the innocent, the damsel in distress, but behind the scenes, she’s the lowest of the low! Even that man was fooled by the act she puts on!”

flushed at the mention of ‘that man,’ her expression a mix of longing and

we talking about?”

Ivy and walking away, “The fool who was seduced

officers exchanged glances; they could all read the

this woman completely lost in her own fantasy world? She was clearly jealous of Ivy, even scheming against her, yet she

assessments, especially Mr. Howard. He knows Ivy far better than you ever could,” the

Clara at all, only treating her

up, forgetting that her hands were cuffed and

me like those three thugs! You have

greedy. They broke the law, so we arrested them. And you, Ms. Dunhill, have been arrested for conspiracy to commit harm. In a way, you’re no better than those thugs you despise.”

only now that the gravity of her situation dawned on Clara. She panicked, her cuffed hands fumbling beneath the table. “What evidence do you have? On what grounds are you arresting

Tessa, Clara’s tone was icy, “I’m in a fix because of Ivy, stuck here at

upright from the sofa,