The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 501

How could Hailie possibly say no to the man she fancied? She nodded gently and said, “Sure thing, Balfour. Don’t you worry, I’ll get Patricia right away.”

A feeling of indescribable joy washed over her. The fact that Balfour entrusted her with taking care of Patricia affirmed her special place in his heart.

As for Ellinor, she was just an average secretary.

After Haillie left, Balfour glanced at the remaining crowd. His eyes were polite but cold, “Anyone else here for the show?”

The crowd fell silent. Everyone quickly caught his drift and left.

Balfour turned to Ellinor, “Ms. Mendoza, how do you feel about running into someone you’d rather not see?”

Ellinor could sense the sarcasm in his words, but she simply replied, “Not great.”

Balfour smirked, “Ms. Mendoza, you’re brutally honest.”

sighed, “Mr. Howard, if there’s nothing else for me to do here, can I

looked at her, “Taxis are hard to come by around here. How do you plan on getting

a taxi in this affluent neighborhood. She initially planned to call Chase for a ride, but she couldn’t let Balfour know about her connection with the Crescent Society. Otherwise, she’d lose her job as a secretary.

I can book a

home,

a smile. Was he cursing her? Why would she

his employees, Balfour could

didn’t. That proved he wasn’t genuinely concerned her; he was

the party’s over and leave

and stood

while, she spotted

to

“Go ahead.”

door, and let out a long sigh

her skirt, and saw a large scrape on her thigh that

climbed out of the window from one room to another. She hit a broken window edge, which hurt