The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2091

On the other end of the room, a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon sat unopened, its intended recipient clearly beyond doubt.

“This… I don’t think you are the type to be all spooked by a blackout. With the candlelit dinner you’ve prepared, you seem rather at ease, don’t you?”

It was obvious that Giselle had gone to great lengths-just for a dinner for two, she had laid out a veritable feast.

Alyssa’s lips curled with irony. “Even with a blackout, you managed to whip up a feast. You truly are a domestic goddess.”

Though Giselle felt a twinge of awkwardness, she didn’t miss a beat to sell herself, “On the days when work isn’t hectic, I love to come home, whip up a meal, and experiment with recipes. My culinary skills aren’t half bad.”

Giselle thought, surely with a spread like this, the old dame would have to look at her with new respect.

Alyssa suddenly asked, “Such a grand spread. Giselle, who are you cooking for?”

hair awkwardly, “This… it’s just for me. You know, I’m hardly ever home, so I cook in bulk and freeze

have quite the flair for romance. A candlelit dinner for

shade paler, “Uh… it’s the blackout! Madam, why hasn’t Balfour shown up yet? He knows about the power cut and said he’d drop by to

scoffed, “A sudden blackout late at night, and you should be calling the property management or an electrician, not a married man! What’s the big idea, calling Balfour in the dead of night? To keep you company?

it.”

Giselle’s

I was just

now, Giselle was treating Alyssa as if she were a

you take me for? Do I look easy to fool? Giselle, I’ve eaten more salt than you have

you think you’re playing

don’t grasp your meaning.

tell me you actually think Balfour agreed to come?” Alyssa’s smile was cold.

my message.” Giselle’s face was a mask of disbelief.

“Don’t wait up for him, dear. He won’t be coming. Today’s Ivy’s ovulation day; they’re probably busy at home trying for a grandchild for me. Do