The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2536

Ivy couldn’t understand why some people just couldn’t take a hint. She had cut ties with the Dunhills

long ago, yet they refused to let her live in peace, even spreading their family disputes online.

“I’m sorry, but Clara’s not my sister. You’ve got the wrong person.”

If they were going to ostracize her over this nonsense, Ivy decided she didn’t need to waste her breath

on them. She wasn’t planning on returning to this dance studio anyway.

“Hey, what’s with the attitude? You mess up, and we can’t talk about it? Even your own folks can’t

stand you, can they? With that personality of yours, I’m baffled how someone like the CEO of the

Howard Group could fall for you. What’s your trick?” Ophelia sneered,

Though her domineering nature wasn’t exactly a favorite among the other dancers, her words did strike Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

a chord.

What did Ivy have that they didn’t? Why would such a catch be into her? Sure, Ivy was a bit prettier, but

she wasn’t exactly Miss High Society.

Why on earth did Balfour pick her? Weren’t the Howards about matching status and social standing?

It was the talk of the studio. If Ivy came from a remarkable background, they wouldn’t dare to dream.

But with the perceived gap narrowing, even the most ordinary among them fantasized about such a

chance.

It all boiled down to jealousy. Balfour was Ivy’s husband, and they couldn’t stand it.

Ivy gave a faint, knowing smile. “I thought you might be defending someone’s honor, wondering who I’d

offended. Turns out it’s just envy over my relationship with my husband. Pity, all the jealousy in the

world won’t change a thing.”

Ophelia’s face turned beet red with embarrassment as her schemes were laid bare. She stuttered,

“You, you…”

“What about me? I’m telling the truth. Or would you rather hear some lie about my marriage being in

shambles, that if you were in my place, he’d fall for you too? Isn’t that what you want to hear? To be

soothed by falsehoods?”

Ophelia had pegged Ivy as an easy target. She had been smeared online countless times without a

public rebuttal, resorting only to legal letters through her work. Even in person, her greetings were

polite, lacking the assertiveness of other stars. Thus, Ophelia thought she had found someone to push

around.

The online vitriol painted Ivy as anything but moral, and Ophelia was convinced of it. At first, she had

approached Ivy casually, feigning a fan’s interest. To her amusement, Ivy had taken it as a genuine

attempt at friendship

But the latest gossip had everyone exchanging gleeful glances. Ivy wasn’t just exceptionally talented;

she had a boyfriend who picked her up after every session.

To them, it was the ultimate envy-Balfour Howard, the ever-busy CEO, making time to quietly wait for

her each day. Not once had they heard a complaint from him, and in their eyes, it was something to

covet.