The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2065

“I’m no Giselle. I don’t know your past, and as for what you do day-to-day, Mr. Howard, I’m in the dark,” Ivy said with a hint of frustration.

“I’d appreciate it if you could have Quinton send me a brief. Otherwise, the next time we have to put on a show in front of Grandma… Well, it could get messy if we slip up.”

The man’s face darkened.

She was playing hard to get now, was she?

“Ha, Ms. Dunhill, if you’d only pay a little more attention to me, you’d know everything there is to know. But you’re right; we’re alone now, so there’s no need for pretense. Keep to yourself. I’ve got paperwork to deal with.”

With that, he left without a backward glance, striding straight to his study.

Ivy turned away, picking up the script and flicking through it as if she had not heard him leave. The room was left with just her, the still air, and the fading scent of Balfour’s cologne.

They both busied themselves with their own tasks, but only Ivy was acutely aware that she had not turned a single page of the script in ages. Her mind was a mess, consumed with thoughts of him.

worlds never ends

script leaped out at her, perfectly

but laugh bitterly. Her affection for Balfour had always been a quiet flutter in her heart, and he had not done anything wrong. In fact, he had

not done a single thing wrong. He just…

from a

Her knees pulled up

was just an actress he had

she doing now? Fantasizing he might fall for

not right, Ivy told herself. It was better to face reality than wait for a ship at the airport that would never come. She needed to focus

have enough to pay him back, right?

stand tall and support herself, and maybe then

picking up the script again and diving back into her

by

like that? Really ready to cut ties on a whim?