The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2140

Ivy glanced around bewildered.

The room was filled with an assortment of expressions. Some faces were twisted with mockery, others couldn’t bear to watch the underhanded scheming unfold. But unanimously, they had all pegged her as the culprit.

What more was there to say?

Even Colton seemed to think she owed them an explanation.

Ivy composed her expressions. She refused to give them the satisfaction of seeing her appear pitiful and beg for their mercy.

She was innocent and her conscience was clear. She’d stand tall in her accusation.

“So, what’s it going to be? You gonna call the cops and have me cuffed?” she asked boldly.

One screenwriter hesitated. Truth be told, he was wary of crossing Ivy, especially with the Balfour family backing her. The Howards were not à family you wanted to mess with, and this whole situation was a real pickle.

take action, they risked others on set following suit, which might potentially

down to reprimanding her, the screenwriter

just a little friction, no need to make a mountain out of a molehill and involve the police. That won’t do our film any favors. Just apologize

end of the day, her innocence was irrelevant to the

partial view that had convinced them of

the fallout, not concerned with what

firmly. “If you don’t believe me, go ahead and call the authorities. I’m willing to cooperate with the investigation. But I will not apologize for

why Ivy was being so

showed her sneaking into Diana’s dressing room. What more was there to argue?

a hint of a threat. “We want to keep this quiet, for the sake of everyone’s future on this project.”

lip twitched in

cooperation involves forcing me to confess to a crime I didn’t

sent a ripple of disbelief through the crew. When had they ever seen a guilty suspect so

she’s acting, it’s not just an attitude problem. It’s a character flaw,” someone chimed in. “She did something wrong but didn’t feel guilty at all?