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

are we talking about?”

face fell as she recalled the scene of Balfour embracing Ivy and walking away, “The fool who was seduced by Ivy and came running

officers exchanged glances; they could all read the same disbelief in each

lost in her own fantasy world? She was clearly jealous of Ivy, even scheming against her, yet she spoke as if she

facts. We’re all adults here; we can make our own assessments, especially Mr. Howard. He knows Ivy far better than you

only treating her as a mad

attempted to stand up, forgetting

could only yell, “I’m telling the truth! You guys will regret not listening to me

officers, Clara seemed as delusional as they come, and they simply continued to document her account without judgment. “Those thugs got caught because they got greedy. They broke the

was only now that the gravity of her situation dawned on Clara. She panicked, her cuffed hands fumbling beneath

fix because of Ivy, stuck here at the station. Get

from the sofa, startling Finn beside