The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2345

Mara’s cryptic text, complete with a selfie, buzzed on Ivy’s phone just as she was engrossed in reviewing the next day’s script sent by Colton..

Sometimes, Ivy had to hash out plot points with Colton, and had she decided to go to bed. early that evening, she would have missed Mara’s bombshell photo. But as fate would have it, she was in the midst of a late-night chat with Colton.

Curious about what Mara could possibly have sent her, Ivy tapped into the conversation thread only to find a selfie of Mara and Balfour!

Disbelief washed over her as she zoomed in on the photo. It was unmistakably Balfour, and there was Mara, grinning like the Cheshire Cat.

would Mara send her such

chat, Ivy attempted to open the message again, only

the wrong person] came

off her phone, content in the knowledge that she wouldn’t

and rage upon seeing the photo and message filled Mara with an unspeakable glee, a rush more intoxicating than the moment the picture was taken. Tossing and turning in her bed, excitement kept her awake

heads-up to face the music sooner rather than later. Bail out now, and you

thing: Ivy had been staring blankly at

she wasn’t taking her well-being seriously. As an actress, she prided herself on seeing through facades, discerning genuine emotion from performance. Yet how could Balfour, within mere days, be