The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1905

The door swung open from the inside, and there stood Balfour, clad in a sleek black tracksuit, the epitome of casual luxury.

“Your guy said you… you wanted to see me?”

Without a word, Balfour turned and sauntered deeper into the house, leaving Ivy no choice but to follow him inside.

The interior was a study in minimalist elegance, the kind of understated opulence that made her family’s attempts at grandeur look like child’s play.

Standing in the living room, Ivy maintained a careful distance. “So, what’s up? Why’d you call me here?”

“Take a seat.” Balfour slid a folder across the table toward her. “If there’s anything you don’t like, we’ve still got time to change it.”

bold letters on the first page

a sip of his coffee as if proposing a business merger rather than a lifelong commitment.

out for a year, and walk away with a million-dollar annual compensation. Was this some kind of arrangement? Did this man really see her as someone who’d sell herself

contract, closing the folder with a snap and sliding it back across the

her phone buzzed. It

watched her go, making no move to stop her, no

for the need to appease his grandparents, he’d never even consider marrying

Alyssa Howard’s call had come in,

about his bachelorhood, setting him up on blind dates left and right, hoping he’d tie the knot

beginning, Alyssa would consult Balfour about these setups, but now she merely informed him of the time and place,

I’m not looking to get

really intend to be the death of us? At our age, all we want is to see you kids settled down. Otherwise, your granddad and I will go to our graves with eyes wide open.”