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

eyes widened in

was

aback that

moment.

noticed a brief flicker of light to

to materialize in that

Balfour’s forehead rested against hers,

longer confined to a phone screen but

to her ears.

you like it when

still cradling her face, their shared

and tried to pull away, the tighter Balfour held on. In that moment, he seemed deaf to her protests, refusing to let her

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downcast in shyness, yet her

she shared his joy, felt content

resting his chin atop her head with a comfortable sigh.

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