The Kiss that Sparked it All
Chatper 1972
Chapter 1972
Balfour wasn’t in the mood to probe further, simply murmuring a response as his gaze shifted to the gashes on her arm. “What happened to your arm?”
“I accidentally scratched it.” Ivy had been so emotionally scattered that she hadn’t even noticed her own injury. It was only when Balfour’s grip tightened that she felt the sting.
She had scratched Clara’s face in the heat of an argument, and Clara had retaliated with equal measure, leaving several deep gashes on Ivy’s arm.
Balfour’s brow furrowed. “Hurting that bad from just a scratch? Come on, tell me the truth!”
“It was Clara, my With a resigned sigh, Ivy relayed what happened earlier to Balfour. “It was Clara, half–sister. She accused me of being loose, completely messed up my interview, and then she hit me. I lost it and hit her back.”
The look in Balfour’s eyes was hard to decipher.
What kind of life had this woman led to grow up into the person she was today? What had she been through?
“Why didn’t you tell your family about your current status as Mrs. Howard? If you did, they wouldn’t dare lay a finger on you.”
Ivy fell silent at his question.
the Howard family could keep the Dunhills at bay.
The Dunhills were insatiable in their greed, knowing her connection
wasn’t the real Mrs. Howard and didn’t
depths of the Dunhills‘ shamelessness. They’d do anything for their own benefit. Not even three million dollars would make them leave me alone.
resignation. “I can only use the Howard name for a year, and then fill be back to nothing. Why bother telling them?”
her with a mysterious smile. You seem quite clear–headed now! When push comes to shove,
off guard, she had pegged him
have such a pleasant
for a moment, she suddenly realized it was impolite to keep a gazing at l
averted her eyes. “I was concerned about the Harris Group pursuing my responsibility, potentially embarrassing the Howards.
something
seemed like permission for Ivy to use the Howard name as
Howards backing her, she wouldn’t
at him
the Howard family as a shield; that protection had an expiration date of one year, and
future, she needed to learn to stand on her own feet and grow. “If you knew that the CEO of the Harris Group was
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