The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2597

Maybe Balfour was just trying to be nice with his reminder. He was always so aloof, and Victoria used to not mind it. Why did it suddenly get under her skin now?

There used to be a friendly vibe between them, but after the way she had spoken to him, she probably shattered the last bit of any fantasy she had about them.

Victoria smacked her forehead in dismay. “Why on earth did I snap at him like that? He was just trying to help. Besides, the whole thing with Mara was her own doing. What’s that got to do with him? He just turned down someone he didn’t like. What’s wrong with that?”

During the following rehearsal, Victoria didn’t dare let her mind wander, managing to get through it smoothly.

As soon as it ended, she timed it perfectly to catch Balfour on his way out.

Balfour looked down at her from where his wrist was caught in her grasp, raising an eyebrow. “Weren’t you Miss High-and-Mighty a moment ago? What’s up with following me now?”

you an apology. Can

were both quite the talk of their class, and standing around on stage had already drawn a few curious glances.

attracting more

then. What is it you want to say?” Balfour leaned back casually

with her fingers, Victoria finally took a deep breath and apologized, “I’m sorry, I was too irritable this morning. I really appreciate your concern. I won’t let my mind drift during rehearsals again, and I hope we can all pull together and make this

and it certainly improved his impression of her from the

want my time wasted by others,” Balfour responded coolly, but

my

wore a relieved smile,

in a rush to get home? I need to head out

on, their conversations grew more frequent.