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.”

escaping her. “Ivy sure knows how to charm people. She barely knows you,

shifted, his eyes locking with Giselle’s. “You think

needs these breaks. You lending her a hand saves her from running around begging for gigs like I had to.” Giselle’s face twisted into a bitter smile, her eyes brimming with a

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

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

help? Who would choose a path filled with thorns over a paved road? It must be that Ivy’s acting skills had convinced Balfour of her

she had underestimated Ivy.

wanting to dwell on the topic. With a smile, she stood up and approached Balfour. “Enough about that. It’s almost lunchtime, and I’m starving. I heard there’s a

meeting back at the office.”

glance as

the man, but it was too late, her

empty palm, her anger

embarrassing her in front of

Ivy came along, Balfour had never treated her this way.