The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2055

She paused mid-step and turned around.

Downstairs, Giselle spotted Balfour returning and quickly trotted over to him. “You’re finally back. I’ve been waiting for you for ages!”

The man’s gaze darkened slightly at the sight of Giselle, clearly surprised. “What are you doing here?”

Balfour had no idea about Giselle coming over for dinner.

“Alyssa invited me for dinner. I thought she would’ve told you!” Giselle’s peripheral vision caught Ivy standing at the top of the stairs, and she immediately reached out to help Balfour with his coat. “Come on! Take off your coat. It’s warm inside. Let me hang it up for you.”

She was playing the part of the Howard family’s lady of the house, waiting for her working husband to come home to help him out of his coat.

“No need.”

Balfour turned his body, subtly avoiding her touch.

staircase, Ivy saw this exchange and could not quite name the taste in her mouth. She quietly returned

room.

Alyssa discovering their marriage plans. After all, it would not be her responsibility if things were

Balfour glanced at Giselle. “How long

is so good to me. She even cooked dinner herself. I wanted to help, but

Grandma invited you, then make yourself at home. I’m going upstairs to change,” Balfour said distractedly before ascending the

Ivy going up.

interaction had been somewhat intimate, and that might have given

reached his room and pushed

wrapped only in a towel, her shoulders and back

pulled the towel tighter,

to reality, his tone mocking. “This is my room. Is it

opened her mouth to argue but realized he was

he had

earlier, she had thought they would spend some time chatting downstairs and had not expected him to come up so soon.