The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2148

Dean’s eyebrows shot up in disbelief. “You mean Balfour was with you on set and those rascals still had the gall to lay a finger on you? They clearly don’t know who they’re messing with. Just you wait, I’ll personally drive Alyssa down there and show them what happens when they cross the Howard family!”

The more he talked, the more worked up he got, until Alyssa quelled his fire with a stern look.

“This is a society governed by laws, dear,” she said coolly. “Do you really intend to intimidate a whole film crew? Think about it. Even if you scare them into leaving Ivy alone, what good would that do?

The key here is for Ivy to win the hearts of the people on set. We need them to stand by her side when push comes to shove, to believe without a shadow of a doubt that she’s not capable of whatever they’re accusing her of.”

Alyssa hit the nail on the head, and Ivy took the moment to voice her own doubts.

“After this accident, it felt like no one believed me. Balfour said that even if a handful of people did, they’d be too pressured by the majority to show it. But it still hurts, Grandma. Am I not doing good enough? What does it take for people to trust me, to know I’m not that kind of person?”

Alyssa and Dean exchanged a look and sighed. Ivy was indeed very naive to even ask such a question.

doing well enough. It’s just

role, and with Balfour’s support, her journey had been too

do was to advise Ivy not to care too much

will only increase next time. You can’t please the world, dear. These are just colleagues, you might not even see them again after this project. There’s

the idea that

Alyssa felt a surge of affection for her. The child was taking everyone else too seriously, forgetting

Balfour? Why isn’t he helping you

for the officers to handle the case could take a while, and they might not

she needed to cover

gone back to the office after lunch. Quinton

and Dean frowned, disapproving of Balfour’s leaving. While most families would criticize their young for lacking ambition, it seemed Balfour had too much of it, and that wasn’t what the elder Howards wanted to

a break from work now and then,” Alyssa suggested. “Why don’t you two drop everything and go on a little trip? Just to clear your minds. Your grandpa and I are

a warm smile