The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2195

She turned around in fury and said, “This has nothing to do with Ryan! And you, what’s the big idea, going after him like that? He’s my coworker. We were working, and you don’t even have a clue about what we were doing!”

“I may not know what you were doing, Ivy, but I’ve got eyes, okay? I saw what I saw. I’m not blind,” Balfour retorted, clearly agitated as he yanked at his necktie.

“So, you think I’m fooling around behind your back with another guy?” Ivy couldn’t believe the absurdity. She hadn’t even started on the whole Mara situation, and here he was, turning the tables on her!

What was she to Balfour anyway?

Just some pet kept at home for his amusement, to be played with when he felt like it and tossed aside when he didn’t?

The more Ivy thought about it, the angrier she got. She pointed towards the door, her arm trembling. “I don’t care what you think, and I can’t make it clear to you right now. Please, Heave. I don’t want to see you at my workplace again.”

Balfour was taken aback.

Was Ivy kicking him out for some stranger?

you just say? Say it again!”

deep breath, Ivy

again! I want you to understand the difference between public and private spaces. Whatever is between us should stay within the family

had obligations towards Balfour, sure, but she wasn’t about to dedicate every waking moment to

what you said. Next time you need something,

those harsh words, he

deathly silence between them,

his phone rang, piercing the stillness of the room. He glanced at it and picked up immediately, as if he couldn’t bear the thought of making the caller wait a

to be Mara –

his earlier fury, his face softened

the door open and

to, but

men

alone to face the empty room

and felt a sense of relief mingled with a newfound sense of defeat