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.

they risked others on set following suit, which might potentially ruin

came down to reprimanding her, the

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 to the victim, cover the

her innocence

had seen the surveillance footage, a partial view that had convinced them

were simply trying to minimize the fallout, not concerned with what she had or

go ahead and call the authorities. I’m willing to cooperate with the investigation. But I

grasp why Ivy was being so stubborn.

showed her sneaking into Diana’s dressing room.

see it from our point of view,” he urged, his tone laced with a hint of a threat. “We want to

lip twitched in defiance.

idea of cooperation involves forcing me to confess to a crime

ripple of disbelief through the crew. When

character flaw,” someone chimed in. “She did something wrong but didn’t feel guilty at all? Can