The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2661

The others egged on with a playful cheer, “Come on, Director! Ivy's already put it
out there. You have to take a drink, right? Bottoms up and the box office will
soar!”

“No need for a drink to make that happen. Cut it out with that talk.” Colton replied
firmly, his resolve unwavering.

Truth be told, he had no intention to drink with vy. He could already picture the
scene: Balfour showing up to find a drunken mess, and guess who'd be catching
the heat? Yep,

that'd be him, Mr. Director.

He had to stay sharp; after all, how else could he navigate the shark-infested
waters of his field?

It was only these youngsters, freshly in the field, who dared to tease Ivy like this.
But there was a genuine fondness among them, a comradeship forged over long
hours on set. Surely Balfour would understand the that.

The cast wanted to clink glasses with Ivy a few more times. But after toasting
with director, Ivy merely sipped at her drink, mindful of her own limits.

the

Most importantly, she was supposed to meet Balfour after the party, and though
he wouldn't say it, Ivy knew him well enough by now. The longer they were
together, the more transparent he became; icy on the outside but, but ridiculously
jealous deep down.

At first, Balfour wanted to join her at the party, but Ivy refused him. It was mostly
the crew hanging out, so his presence might stifle the fun.

Balfour's face fell at her refusal.

“Would I embarrass you if I came along?” he asked, mood deflating faster than a
punctured balloon.

Ivy couldn't help but laugh at his sulking. “How would you even think like that? It's
just that no one else is bringing their plus-ones. It would be awkward to have you
there standing out. Besides, we'll have plenty of dinners together in the future.
Why make e

everyone

uncomfortable at this celebration?

Hey, you're just missing one meal. Isn't it better if we go out just the two of us
next time?”

“But you don’t want to go out with me; you're just looking for an excuse to brush
me off.” Balfour muttered, his tone cooling to a frosty whisper, the hurt palpable in
his voice.

Ivy lunged forward, wrapping her arms around his waist, trying to rock him back
and forth. But the man was all sinew and steadiness; she swayed more than he
did, nearly toppling over herself.

“Please don’t be mad, okay? I misspoke. Having you at the wrap party would be
an honor. But let's face it, you're intimidatingly successful.

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We're just humble actors, right? And
you're the big-shot CEO of the

Howard Group. You'd need a red

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“You just don't want me to pick you

up, is that it? Don't you want to go

public with me?” Balfour's suspicions
ballooned, and Ivy's eyes widened in
response. His jealousy was reaching

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“How could you even think that? We agreed to go public together, remember? I
just don’t want your

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life to be disrupted by the paparazzi,
which is why I've been laying low with

our things. If you're itching for the
spotlight, I've turned down several
magazine shoots for couple's

features. If you change your mind, I

could ask Evadne to get them. So, are

we going? You've never even done a
magazine interview before, have

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