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!

made their demand, and without paying up, there was

was only one person she

Give me a

retreated to her old, small bedroom and dialed Balfour’s

like an eternity before

Balfour’s detached, distant voice.

Howard, could you lend me three

with; she had no idea how else to

pause on the other end. “Three million?

she wasn’t after money, but now

urgently. I’ll pay you back as soon

money, her family would

had enough. She wanted to be rid of her