The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2347

As Balfour left the house that morning. Alyssa had insisted he swing by her room after returning. He couldn’t pinpoint what had happened the previous night, but Balfour had this nagging feeling that something was amiss.

[Mr. Howard, Ivy’s getting an earful from Colton right now. She needs you to swoop in and save the day]

Margot had even sent a snapshot of Ivy, who looked much thinner.

A knot formed in Balfour’s stomach. Hadn’t she assured everyone she could take care of herself? How could she have wasted away like this in just a few days?

Ivy’s hair was tousled by the wind, her complexion ghostly pale with not a hint of rosiness and, to make matters worse, she sported dark circles under her eyes

Balfour grabbed his coat in a hurry, ready to leave.

with a stack of documents, when Balfour burst out of the door. Balfour didn’t even stop to chat, rushing off as

nothing pressing on the agenda today.”

Ivy insisted on moving into the dorm. Despite her stubborn independence, he just

rarely messaged him, except for the initial photo showing Ivy’s new living quarters and a snap of them dining in the

didn’t know any of this.

have urged her to send more pictures. How could he go days without a

the dormitory? Why do you

weren’t what Margot had anticipated. After all, behind Ivy stood Balfour, his production’s financial linchpin. He needed to take good

matter of appeasement, Colton genuinely feared that subpar dorm conditions might be

he clearly held tvy dear, perched

not grasp why Balfour cared so much yet allowed Ivy to live solo in the dorms, but that was a rich man’s game,