Chapter 1946


    Chapter 1946


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    “No, I looked for you, I just couldn’t find you.”


    Ivy dutifully recounted how she was awkwardly hit on at the party, and how Nn stepped in to help


    her.


    “Hit on?” Balfour’s brow furrowed slightly, and his face turned a shade darker, “Did someone give you a


    hard time?”


    Realizing that he might be getting angry, Ivy quickly waved her hands dismissively, “No, no, it was


    nothing. He just chatted me up a bit too much. I was in a rush to find you and didn’t want to get caught


    up with those people.”


    “Mhm.” Balfour grunted, taking her by the arm, about to leave.


    Ivy, aware that Nn was still behind her, quickly tugged on Balfour’s hand, “Balfour, wait. Can you


    give me a moment to speak to Nn before leaving?” Her words made Balfour halt in his tracks, and


    he turned to look at Ivy, “What do you want to say to him?”


    “Just a minute.” Ivy pulled away from his grasp and turned to Nn, “Nn, … I have to go now. It was


    great seeing you here. Let’s catch up another time.” Nn looked puzzled as he watched the two of


    them, not quite catching up, “Ivy, do you know my cousin very well?”


    He had thought they were merely acquaintances, the sort who would nod in passing.


    But the hand-holding he witnessed seemed to suggest a far deeper connection.


    “We…” Ivy nced at Nn’s inquiring eyes, but suddenly found herself at a loss for words to exin


    her rtionship with Balfour. Nn asked, “Ivy, are you guys good friends?”


    Just as Ivy was about to nod and ept thebel, Balfour stepped forward, his handing to rest on


    her shoulder, “Not friends.”


    His touch sent a shiver through Ivy, and she involuntarily locked eyes with Nn.


    She didn’t want Nn to know about herplicated and messy rtionship with Balfour. But


    Balfour’s gesture clearly indicated he wasn’t going to help Ivy keep it from Nn.


    Perhaps, he intended to make their rtionship known to Nn.


    Balfour spoke with a firm voice, “How can you call her by her nickname so casually? She is your


    ‘cousin-inw’


    Nn gasped in shock, barely able to believe it as he looked at Ivy, “Cousin-inw? Ivy, you and my


    cousin got married?”


    Seeing his expression, Ivy felt a deep sorrow. Her years of unrequited love, just when she had finally


    reunited with him.


    And before she could rekindle that affection, before it could take root and blossom, Balfour had


    ruthlessly nipped it in the bud.


    Ivy looked down, “Yes… we’re married.”


    “So, that’s how it is,” Nn said after a few seconds, managing a bitter smile, “Then my cousin is right,


    I do indeed have to refer to you as ‘cousin-inw’.”


    Ivy lifted her head again, the term ‘cousin-inw’ like two sharp knives, piercing straight into her heart.


    For Ivy, the one unforgettable thing in her life was the warmth of the sunshine that had once brightened


    her darkest days!


    Now, that very sunshine stood before her, and yet she no longer had the right to reach out for it.


    Balfour looked down at Ivy in his arms, his eyes filled with mockery, “You seem to know my cousin quite


    well. Did you have a nice chat?”..


    Nn sensed the tension between them and quicklyughed, trying to dispel the awkwardness, “We


    went to the same high school and haven’t seen each other for years. Just happened to run into each


    other today and got talking.”