The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1915

Facing Alyssa’s question, Ivy felt a bit nervous. Certainly she couldn’t spill the beans that they had known each other by accidentally entering the wrong rooms and spending the night together, could she?

Balfour hadn’t prepped her for this, and she was at a loss for words, desperately trying not to let any truth slip through.

“We, uh…”

After a long pause, Ivy finally spoke up, “Well, there was once I ran into a bit of trouble, and Balfour, he helped me out. I thanked him, and… and… gradually we got to know each other.”

She deliberately kept her answer vague.

“Is that so?” Alyssa wasn’t entirely convinced by Ivy’s story. “From my understanding, my grandson isn’t exactly the knight-in-shining-armor type of person.”

Internally, Ivy couldn’t agree more with Alyssa’s assessment. Balfour struck her as the type who was cool as ice, one who’d rather keep to himself than get involved.

it’s fate, haha.” To keep her secret, Ivy forced herself to

out from the flock of socialites that

course, they’d had researched on her family, and word was that Ivy didn’t exactly have a very good reputation there. Yet,

to change the subject, “Mr. and Mrs. Howard, it’s almost time for dinner. How about I whip up something for us to

Alyssa looked surprised. “You

pretty good in the kitchen!” Back when her parents were away, she was in

in spades when

this young girl could do, and agreed to let Ivy take over the kitchen.

stocked with fresh ingredients. Ivy marveled for a moment before selecting what she needed and quickly

Please come and see if it’s to your taste.”

came over and were quite impressed by the spread of four dishes and a soup laid out on the table.

meal, Ivy was attentive and considerate, frequently offering to