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.”

do the shoot, I’ll have Evadne set it up. But you’ll screen the offers appropriately, right? You wouldn’t want to tarnish your CEO reputation, would you?

my own work, you know. I might even have to work late tonight. I’m not as free

me up tonight? I don’t want Evadne to have to drive me back alone. A woman driving by herself at night is not

involuntarily, “So after all that, you’re asking me to pick you up because

jealous by the day. Sure, that’s part of it. 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 managed to keep his expression

a nod of his head, “Don’t drink too much or

into Balfour’s embrace, feeling utterly content as if time itself could pause at

Even when she fell for him, she had kept her feelings hidden away in her heart.