The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2257

“Do you really think so? Do you honestly believe you could have pulled off what I did if were in my shoes?”

Balfour’s words came without a filter, his success built on a foundation of sweat and sacrifice that dwarfed that of the average Joe.

When he first started carving out his empire, he ditched the name ‘Howard’ like last season’s fashion. Few knew of this moniker, let alone that he could ride on the coattails of the Howard family.

After his own venture took off, he returned to the Howards to lead the family business, propelling their stock through the roof with his own company in tow.

This wasn’t the kind of feat any trust fund kid could just stumble into.

Standing there with confidence, he knew he had earned every bit of it.

Nowadays, a single stomp of his foot in the social circle would send tremors like an earthquake – a status he fought tooth and nail to achieve.

a bully who found his courage against weak women, didn’t even register on Balfour’s radar.

it wasn’t for getting to the bottom of who had laid hands on Ivy, Balfour wouldn’t be

respect for such men.

the same kind of wins, easy. Don’t kid yourself,”

with a big shot like Balfour, Kael would be bowing and scraping, stealing glances of his

But not today.

a trump card, and he reveled

edge as long as Thalia was in jeopardy, tried to play peacemaker. “Hey, big guy, don’t listen to him. We’re all on different life paths; not

palpable, and he spat on the ground as he recalled Diana’s lifelong disregard

women were alike. Margot’s sweet nothings were

your game, huh? You think I don’t know you actors are all after the rich and powerful? You’d think they fart

since stepping into the limelight. In the cover of night, she felt her cheeks

that, you can’t just lump all