The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1995

After today’s charade, Balfour seemed to see a different side of her.

She had orchestrated the whole scene, igniting in Clara a hope for acting, only to have her schooled during the audition.

And she had cleverly left behind leverage that could be used to threaten Clara. This woman appeared to be quite the schemer.

“An actress?” Ivy asked, puzzled by his question. She walked over, plugged the USB drive into her laptop, and began to copy the necessary security footage. “Why would I want to be an actress? I’m not Clara. She dreams of fame and the red-carpet lifestyle but I don’t want that much attention.”

Balfour cracked a faint smile, “Really? But I thought you outperformed your sister back there. You’ve got a natural talent so you must have a future in it.”

Realizing he was ribbing her, Ivy felt embarrassed about her performance in Clara’s scene. “Balfour, if you’re here just to mock me, then please, get your laughs and leave!”

mockery,” he assured her with a half-smile that seemed to carry a secret. “You put on a good show

she had to admit his smile looked stunning on his

if teasing her brought him joy, she’d let him have his

his mockery wouldn’t cost

she turned her attention back to the

gaze turned scorching as he stared at her back.

be interrupted by Ivy’s stomach growling at the most inopportune moment.

them set up the scene, and hadn’t even got to breakfast. It was past one in the afternoon, and her hunger was asserting itself naturally since she hadn’t eaten lunch as well. Feeling humiliated at the thought of her

that Balfour didn’t

“Are you hungry?”