The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2431

Ivy chuckled softly, a touch of embarrassment coloring her cheeks. “Yes, Grandma. We called mainly to ease your mind. Balfour said he doesn’t have much to do at the office this morning, so he’s been hanging out with me. He’ll head to work this afternoon.”

Upon hearing that Balfour was with Ivy, Alyssa lost her urgency. “Oh, there’s no need to rush off, dear. Let Balfour spend some time with you. The office can manage without him for a bit. You two haven’t had much ‘us time’ recently, so take advantage of this rare opportunity.”

“Uh…”

At that moment, Balfour took the phone from Ivy’s hands. “Grandma, did you head into the office for anything urgent today? Did Grandpa go with you?”

Ivy leaned in closer, curious. The grandparents were usually hands-off these days, rarely visiting the office unless necessary. She worried Alyssa might be running around on her

account.

that could cause them concern. “Can’t I take a little stroll without a reason? I’ve got my chauffeur driving

nature, Alyssa hung up abruptly, regardless of Ivy and Balfour’s

hearing only the dial tone, and gave Ivy a wry smile. “Grandma’s always been like that.”

Grandma might be out and about because of me. She said she’d handle the clarification, but I don’t know why she’d need to go to the

their hands should solve any issue. Don’t

Balfour massaged the crease between Ivy’s brows; he hated to see her worry.

embrace, unaware of the storm

reignited the scandal, reaching new heights of