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!

paying up, there

she find three million now? There was only one person she could

Give me a moment.”

to her old, small bedroom

an

is it?” came Balfour’s detached,

you lend me three million? Just for

solution Ivy could come up with; she had no idea how else to raise such

the other end. “Three million? Ivy, your appetite

had always insisted she wasn’t after money, but now she was

need it urgently. I’ll pay you back as soon as I can,” Ivy stammered, her voice tinged with embarrassment

family would continue to

enough. She wanted to be rid of her