The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2662

Ivy looked at Balfour with a hint of skepticism. His previous reluctance must have been rooted in distaste, and she suspected his current willingness to consider it was spurred on by nothing more than a fit of pique.

“Why wouldn’t we go if a magazine wants us for a couples’ cover shoot? I hate those paparazzi snapping shots without permission, but this is different. It’s legit. You don’t have anything to argue about, do you?” Balfour pinched Ivy’s cheek slightly and planted a kiss on her lips that left her face puckered up in surprise.

“What am I arguing about?”

“You know what you’re doing.”

really want to do the shoot, I’ll have Evadne set it up. But you’ll screen the offers

just at your beck and call? I have my own work, you know. I might even have to work late

time in advance to pick me up tonight? I don’t want Evadne to have to drive me back alone. A woman driving

furrowed involuntarily, “So after all that, you’re asking me to pick you up because you’re worried about Evadne’s

But the main thing is, I want to see you. You know the saying, ‘Absence makes the heart grow fonder.’ Today’s roadshow is such a big event, and I’d be so relieved to see you right after it ends.” Ivy looked earnestly into Balfour’s eyes. Balfour felt a swell of warmth, like a heart-shaped bubble popping within him, though he

with a nod of his head, “Don’t drink

feeling utterly content as if time

of before Balfour came into her life. Even when she fell for him, she had kept