The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2172

“Don’t worry. It’s just a case of live and learn for me.”

The place was a mess, with more than a few folks cornering Colton to get the scoop on whether Giselle was really behind the scandal,

“Back off, will ya? The cops were just here, didn’t you see them, or is your head in the clouds?” Colton snapped.

The questioner just chuckled and replied, “Just double-checking with you, man. Wouldn’t want to get the wrong end of the stick, would I?”

Colton waved dismissively, “Alright, enough jawing. Giselle did it, that’s all you need to know. Mind your own beeswax for the rest.”

The noise was unbearable, everyone still reeling from the bombshell.

The din wasn’t about to die down anytime soon, and Balfour was frowning, clearly itching to take a hike.

He sidled up to Ivy, who was about to ask him something when he cut in, “Hungry?”

“Huh?”

but Balfour repeated, “I said, are you hungry? Shall we

he posed it like a question, his face said it all; a ‘no’ wasn’t an option without ruffling

she felt a weight lift off

curious if Balfour had masterminded

There’s a great deli nearby that does

without objection to her choice of

where he and Ivy could settle down for a proper chat.

meal, when they finally sat down, they ended up staring at each other, speechless and unsure

“You…”

“…”

same time, then stopped

breaking the silence,

to forget what I said last night when I got home. I didn’t mean any of

because I misunderstood you. I wanted to ask…