The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2488

He pulled her back to lean against his shoulder, “Do you remember what I told you? I’ll never make you do anything you don’t want to. If you don’t like the questions those people are asking, then next time, I assure you, they won’t be in your face again.”

When Balfour said he could do something, he meant it.

Ivy’s heart raced at his words. She knew it wasn’t right, but when she was cornered by that relentless bunch, she too had wished they would just vanish.

And Balfour certainly had the means to make it happen.

“Let it be,” she sighed. “They have families to feed.”

Balfour let out a weary breath. Ivy was still as innocent as ever, considering the well-being of others even when they had been nothing but pests to her.

Did they even give a moment’s thought to her situation when they hounded her with their questions?

flies, swarming wherever the heat was.

long lost any

slaves to the

“Just keep them away from me, okay?

was already plotting. At the very least, he wanted those vultures to know the difference between

couldn’t stand to see Ivy

truly dig up anything about her family on

they were simply unprofessional and too lazy to

Clara because

and these so-called reporters would tirelessly

prime targets for generating buzz. Any slip-up, and they were toast.

from this circus. Balfour wouldn’t watch her get tripped up

career to pursue, and all he needed to do was to silently clear