The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1906

“Alright, I’ll give you this one. But if you don’t bring someone home with you, I swear I’ll stop taking my medicine,” she declared with a mix of jest and stubbornness.

After hanging up, Balfour picked up the two hundred-dollar bills the woman had carelessly tossed on the floor and dialed his right-hand man, Quinton, “A woman walked into my room last night. I want to see her.”

“Right away. I’ll track her down.”

Quinton was taken aback to hear about a woman entering Balfour’s private space. He had been working with Balfour for years and knew how much he despised women throwing themselves at him. He’d always managed to keep Balfour’s affairs in order, preventing any unwelcome advances.

He hadn’t expected this slip-up.

Thankfully, Balfour didn’t take it out on him.

outside and answered her

goes off to be someone’s mistress, a homewrecker? Have you no shame? Your father, your sister, and the entire family have

about? I’m

being as accomplished

Despicable?

use such harsh words to describe her.

Tessa loved her stepfather, Finn, and knew he chose her because she was sensible

her to Finn, he could easily disown her,

to carry on the family name but ended up with Ivy, whom she saw as a disappointment. So, she neglected her own daughter and poured all her attention into Clara to secure her place in the family. If kicked out, both Tessa and Ivy

fought

mother to turn on her