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 that most people are reluctant to

moment Ivy landed the lead role, and with Balfour’s support, her journey

could do was to advise Ivy not to

said firmly. “If you try to please everyone, their demands 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 no point in trying to please people who are just passing through your

idea

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

where’s Balfour? Why isn’t he helping you with this?”

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

question reminded Ivy that she needed to

back to the office after

would criticize their young for lacking ambition, it seemed Balfour had too much

“Why don’t you two drop everything and go on a little trip? Just to clear your

warm smile to Alyssa’s face, just like