Chapter 2427

Just two flights of stairs, yet Ivy felt a restless unease whether sitting or standing until a knock from Balfour echoed at the door.

Her head whipped towards the entrance, instinctively knowing who was on the other side. It was the man who wanted to see her, the same man who’d been haunting her thoughts.

“Ivy, open up.”

Balfour’s voice held a sort of enchantment, drawing Ivy step by step toward the door.

The moment she slid the door open, the man she’d been longing for stood before her.

They locked eyes, both frozen in place.

“Ivy.” Her name once again fell from Balfour’s lips.

“Yeah, I hear you. No need to keep calling.”

The next instant, Balfour stepped forward, his hands gently cupping her face, feeling as though they were being warmed by a hearth.

Without a second thought, he surrendered to his instincts and did what he’d yearned to

a kiss to Ivy’s lips.

widened in shock.

earth was

was so taken aback

moment.

noticed a brief flicker of light

to materialize in

door now softly closed, Balfour’s forehead rested against hers, his mood evidently lifted after

no longer confined to a phone screen but reaching directly

to her ears.

like it when I kiss

hotter, Balfour still cradling her face, their shared warmth drawing

tighter Balfour held on. In that moment, he seemed deaf to her protests,

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Chapter 2427

her eyes downcast in

she shared his joy,

embrace, resting his chin atop her

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