The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1931

Ivy felt like she was tainted, seething with rage, and all she wanted to do was escape and confront Finn and Tessa about their intentions.

She had barely made it to the doorway when the bathroom door swung open. “What’s the rush? Planning to bolt as soon as you wake up?”

The familiar voice halted Ivy’s steps. She spun around to see Balfour, bare-chested and dripping from the shower. “Oh!” She yelped, covering her eyes awkwardly. “You… What are you doing here?”

“And who exactly was you expecting?” Balfour’s gaze drifted down to her slim legs peeking out from under his oversized white shirt.

Balfour frowned slightly, his Adam’s apple bobbing unconsciously.

Feeling his eyes on her, Ivy shifted uncomfortably, grabbing a nearby blanket to cover her legs. “I… I couldn’t find my clothes, so I just grabbed something to wear. This is your shirt, isn’t it?”

“Who else did you think the shirt belonged to?” Balfour settled onto the couch casually. “Vincent, maybe?”

mention of Vincent, Ivy felt a spark of

term of

looked down. “I’m sorry, it was a momentary lapse that almost got me into trouble. It won’t happen again. Um… Was it you who saved

before, which she was sure had been tampered with. If Balfour had saved her,

made Ivy hang her head, unable to

between them, she infinitely

have got wishful thinking,” Balfour said

happened between us? And… what about Vincent?

coffee from the mug on the end table. “No. Even though you’re only my wife

breathed a sigh of relief.

last night, whether with Vincent or Balfour, and that was for the

for saving me,” Ivy said with heartfelt gratitude. If it hadn’t been for Balfour,

Without Balfour’s intervention, today would have been an

saving you wasn’t