The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2352

Mara was just double-checking with Balfour to make sure that Alyssa hadn’t spilled any beans she shouldn’t have.

Mara had slipped out early that morning, eager to avoid Alyssa who might corner her with questions about last night’s fiasco.

Even though she had managed to brush off Alyssa at the time, Balfour hadn’t been fully coherent then.

In his presence, she feared he might grasp the gravity of what had happened.

But now, Balfour’s voice on the phone betrayed no hint of suspicion.

Relieved, Mara asked, “Balfour, where are you at the moment? I popped over to the library this morning; there are a few books I’ve been itching to read but can’t seem to find at home. Could you swing by and give me a lift on your way back?”

Balfour furrowed his brow, hesitating. Ivy’s shoot could run late, yet Mara wanted a ride home.

you have the chauffeur drop you

tranquility, away from the bustling city

Mara surely couldn’t make

you’d be heading back, so I sent the driver home early. Come on, can’t you just pick me up? Or are you tied up with something

really needed

on set weren’t up to snuff, he’d have the housekeeper

come find me over at Ivy’s set, and I’ll take you home from there.”

Mara’s heart skip

and he was at Ivy’s? Did he miss her that much?

couldn’t fathom what allure Ivy, that sly enchantress, possessed.

time and again, and now he was even asking Mara to come to Ivy’s set. He would

said, glancing at Ivy lounging on the

about irritating Balfour, reluctantly agreed.