The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2663

“Easy on the pedal, take your time.” she slurred slightly, a warm smile spreading across. her flushed face. “Even if everyone else bails, I’ll stay there and wait for you.”

Just a couple of drinks into the evening – a toast with the director, all because of the adrenaline rushing from Ivy’s successful roadshow – and already she was trying to put a cap on her intake. She had overestimated her tolerance, and those mere two drinks were hitting her hard. Her cheeks burned a bright crimson, her eyes shimmered with a tipsy sheen, and she couldn’t tolerate even a tiny sip,

Evadne, quick to spot her plight, swapped out her wine for a soda and instructed the kitchen to whip up a bowl of soup to suppress the alcohol.

Colton, too, leaned in with a concerned furrow between his brows. “You okay there?”

He was, of course, worried about Balfour’s reaction rather than her well-being.

“I’m just hoping she won’t have a nasty headache tomorrow,” Evadne lamented, “That would really throw a wrench in things.”

ve that second

Colton slapped his forehead with self-reproach. “I told this girl not to have that drink. She just had to show off, didn’t she? Now, look where it’s gotten her all queasy.”

heated cheeks, retorted with feigned annoyance, “Please don’t pin this on me showing off. Can’t I handle a

can, Balfour wouldn’t have asked us to keep an eye on

“What are you talking about? You’re just afraid of Balfour, but I am not! I’ll say it to his face – I can hold my

sooner had the words left her mouth than the room fell into an eerie silence. Colton was barely containing his chuckles as he gestured toward

just as a familiar voice sounded from above her, “Oh, really? You think you handle your drinks?” Balfour’s presence loomed,

heart skipped. “I,

recall that someone had promised me they wouldn’t overindulge before heading out tonight. So how did we end up here

of alcohol. Thankfully she hadn’t overdone it, and it seemed she had

told

flushed and betraying her

urge to tease her

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became nervous under Balfour’s inspection. Her fists clenched as she stuttered, “Who’s calling me