Chapter 1969


    Chapter 1969


    After much internal debate, Ivy weighed her situation with a heavy heart and reluctantly decided to let


    go of the opportunity that hade knocking.


    After all, she had made a promise to Balfour, and she couldn’t just ignore his warning and act


    recklessly, breaking the agreement for her own sake.


    “Nn, I’m really sorry, but I have to decline. I deeply appreciate your offer, but the job isn’t the right fit


    for me. Thank you, though,” she said with a regretful tone.


    Nn looked surprised that Ivy would actually turn down the job. After all, the position offered a great


    sry and benefits, and once she walked out that door, chances like this wouldn’te by easily. It


    was clear she needed a job, yet she was passing up this golden opportunity.


    “May I ask why?” Nn wasn’t ready to give up just yet.


    As Ivy was about to make up some excuse, her phone suddenly rang.


    ncing at the caller ID, she saw it was Balfour calling her.


    Muttering a quick apology, she stepped away to answer the call. “Hello?”


    “Are you at the Harris Group?” Balfour’s tone was less than pleased.


    Why was Ivy at the Harris Group now that Nn had taken over thepany?


    Balfour, just out of a meeting, had seen the message from Ivy and quickly called her back.


    The woman seemedpliant enough, but she was far from straightforward and had a knack for


    trouble.


    “Yeah, I was here for a job interview,” Ivy replied, initially surprised by Balfour’s call but then


    remembering the text she had sent him on the bus. “It’s all good now, Mr. Howard. You can go back to


    what you were doing.”


    It’s all good now?


    She sent a message asking for help, and now she’s saying everything’s fine? Was she ying with


    him?


    Balfour’s face darkened a bit more, and after a few seconds of silence, he hung up.


    As the dial tone buzzed in her ear, Ivy pursed her lips in annoyance. What was the point of that call?


    He didn’t say anything and just hung up.


    What was that about?


    “Was that Balfour?” Nn had been watching her expressions from a short distance away.


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    He had noticed thest time he saw them together that Balfour and Ivy didn’t seem all that affectionate.


    In fact, they seem somewhat distant from each other.


    Ivy snapped back to reality, turned to face Nn, and forced aposed smile before sitting down


    again. “Yeah, I thought you wanted to talk about the incident just now, sot texted him.”


    “Nobody in the Howards dares to question you. Besides, you are Mrs. Howard. But Ivy, you don’t seem


    like you’re really Balfour’s wife. You seem afraid of him.”


    Ivy hesitated as she said, “I…”


    Nn had a point. Of course, she understood that no one would dare to challenge Mrs. Howard.


    But that was true for the real Mrs. Howard. Ivy was just a pawn Balfour used to appease his family


    elders; she had no real standing of her own.