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.

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

who had laid hands on

zero respect for such men.

Give me that kind of dough, and I’d rack up the same kind of wins, easy. Don’t kid yourself,” Kael

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

But not today.

in his clutches, he held a trump

as Thalia was in jeopardy, tried to play peacemaker. “Hey, big guy, don’t listen to him. We’re all

Kael’s disdain was palpable, and he spat on the ground as he recalled Diana’s lifelong disregard for him

all women were alike. Margot’s sweet nothings were just

are all after the rich and powerful? You’d think they fart

never faced such insult since stepping into the limelight. In the cover of night, she felt

you can’t just lump