The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1936

For years, Ivy had endured a lot under the thumb of her family, always trying to be understanding and patient. But their greed seemed to know no bounds.

She couldn’t stand another day of it.

Glancing at Clara, who she ignored, Ivy confronted her biased and cold-hearted parents. “How much do you want?” she demanded. “Name your price, and I’ll repay you, with interest, for your so-called upbringing.”

Tessa and Finn exchanged a look before Tessa held up three fingers. “Three million,” she said crisply. “Come up that, and we’ll consider your debt paid. You won’t hear from us again regarding family matters.”

with

Three million was a steep demand.

Ivy had always lived frugally; there was no way she’d spent anywhere near that much!

their demand, and without paying up, there was no way to server

There was only

Give me a moment.”

retreated to her old, small bedroom

phone rang for what felt like an eternity before it was

came Balfour’s detached, distant

“Um… Mr. Howard, could you lend me three

solution Ivy could come up with; she had no idea

pause on the other end. “Three million?

wasn’t after money, but now she

like, Mr. Howard. I really need it urgently. I’ll pay you back as soon as I can,”

her family would continue to

wanted to be rid of her