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.”

nothing else for me to do

“Taxis are hard to come by around

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

worry, I can book a ride online.”

on your way home, the company will not only be responsible but also be blamed by the public. Are you trying to

her? Why would she get into an

was truly concerned about the safety of his employees, Balfour could have arranged for someone to give her a

genuinely concerned her; he was just

party’s over and leave with you.”

stood up to

while, she spotted

Howard, I need to use the restroom.”

“Go ahead.”

let out a

lid, lifted her skirt, and saw a large scrape on

climbed out of the window from one room to another. She hit a broken window edge, which hurt so bad, but she kept a poker face, afraid