The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1944

“No worries.” The boy said, turning to leave.

Ivy quickly called out to him, “Hey, what’s your name? I need to repay you for these.”

“Nolan, but forget about the money; it wasn’t much,” Nolan said, leaving behind a bright, sunny smile before walking away.

Ivy looked down at the pack of sanitary pads in her hands, a warm feeling coursing through her heart as she silently repeated the boy’s name, “Nolan.”

The boy from her memories had grown into a handsome, suave man, now walking towards Ivy with a drink in his hand. “Here, have some juice.”

Just like years ago, Nolan placed a drink before Ivy. “I don’t know your preference, so I just grabbed one at random.”

“Thank you.” Eighteen-year-old Ivy and the present Ivy said the same words, but it felt as though everything had changed.

Sometimes she wondered, if she had been braver back then, maybe things with Nolan wouldn’t have ended up like this.

it was all

asked her again, “what’s your relationship with the host of this party?”

her reverie, still unsure

didn’t want Nolan to know about her current ‘married’ status, selfishly wanting to preserve the

are you still so quiet, just

lightly tapped her forehead, and Ivy looked up at Nolan, her cheeks

swirling his glass elegantly. “You’d get picked

“It’s not that I disliked talking; I just knew talking wouldn’t change anything, so I

a difference.” Nolan looked at her

turned her head away, avoiding his gaze. “Nolan, what have you been up

good, graduated from college, stayed in graduate school for three years. Post-graduation, I joined the family business. But my mom’s on my

I’m around her, she

lead, Ivy thought of Nolan’s mother whom she had seen from a distance back in high school-a formidable businesswoman.

at his mom’s side, nodding

in mind, Ivy forced a chuckle. “Nolan, she’s just looking out for you. You know how elders are, always eager to see the younger