The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2021

Giselle chuckled. “Ivy isn’t just my friend. She’s also a buddy to good old Balfour! I bet you picked Ivy for the role because Balfour put in a good word, right?”

With a smile still gracing her lips, Giselle sauntered to Balfour and peered down at him. “Otherwise, you wouldn’t be here today. would you?”

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She stared at him, hoping to catch a flicker of emotion on his usually stoic face.

But she saw nothing.

Balfour’s expression remained frosty as his gaze fixed on something distant. “If you have something to say, say it straight. I don’t like beating around the bush.”

“I didn’t mean anything by it!” Giselle deflated a bit, then found a chair to slump into. “I just feel pretty useless, that’s all.”

hung her head, a self-deprecating chuckle escaping her. “Ivy sure knows how to charm people. She barely knows you, and she’s already got you going to Colton on her behalf.”

shifted, his eyes locking with Giselle’s. “You think I helped her land the part?”

breaks. You lending her a hand saves her from running around begging for gigs like I had to.” Giselle’s face twisted

by someone else’s doing.” Balfour thought of Ivy, his gaze darkening. “I would have helped, but she’s not

taken aback. She pondered for a moment, refusing to believe Balfour’s words.

a path filled with thorns over a paved road? It must be that

she had

stood up and approached Balfour.

a meeting back

her another glance as

but it was too late, her hand

palm, her

for Ivy, embarrassing

had never treated her this