The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2407

“Look, she can make other friends, right? She’s got connections all over the world, not just with you. Why does she have to cling to you like a burr on a wool sweater? Balfour, you don’t have to bend over backwards to look after her, okay? We can hire a team of caregivers for her. And rest assured, the Howard family won’t let her be shortchanged in terms of material needs. But emotionally? Step back from that. Keep it in check.”

“Grandma, I assure you, I don’t harbor any inappropriate feelings for her.”

Alyssa didn’t rush to contradict Balfour but asked with a weighted tone, “You claim you have no deep feelings for her, but what about her? Do you honestly believe she sees you merely as a friend? What normal person clings to a married man of the opposite sex like she does?

Balfour, you’re married to Ivy now. Have you thought about how she feels?”

At the mention of Ivy, Balfour’s face clouded over. He was well aware that since Mara’s return, his relationship with Ivy had hit some turbulence.

No matter how you slice it, Mara’s presence certainly threw a wrench in his life’s rhythm.

you don’t consider Ivy’s feelings, what do you think it

an actress, for heaven’s sake. People are talking. What will they make of your relationship with her? When this scandal broke, you should have been

handle this mess for you. But you need to give serious thought to this Mara situation. I’ve said

weary, Alyssa let Balfour stew in his thoughts and

were nothing if not efficient. They

initially left an ambiguous message online: [I’m telling the truth. If I go silent

initial request was that she refrained from making any online

demanding a significant investment of time, money, and effort. By the time a lawsuit

settle for a lawyer’s letter as a warning. If it shuts down the

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