Chapter 1970


    Chapter 1970


    Nn had been closely observing Ivy’s face.


    If Ivy’s expression during the phone call raised suspicions for him earlier, now her demeanor was


    practically screaming at Nn that something was off about her supposed marriage to Balfour.


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    “Balfour seems a bit cold, doesn’t he? It must be tiring dealing with him on the daily, huh?” Nn


    casually probed, masking his intense scrutiny as idle


    chit-chat.


    Ivy nodded vigorously as if she had found a kindred spirit, “Oh, absolutely. He’s really aloof, and his


    mood swings! Like, one minute he’s all ice and the next he’s a tempest. It’s frustrating!”


    “Mood swings?” Nn arched an eyebrow, “Balfour might be like that with strangers, sure, but he


    married you. He’s gotta like you, right? How can he be cold to you too?”


    Ivy let out a sigh of resignation, “Who knows! Sometimes I don’t even know what ticks him off.


    Communicating with him is like walking through a minefield!”


    “That doesn’t make sense. If Balfour treats you that way, why would you agree to marry him?” Nn’s


    suspicions were thickening like a plot in a dime novel, convinced that their rtionship wasn’t as


    straightforward as it seemed.


    Ivy shook her head. “Nn, you have no idea how difficult Balfour can be, If it wasn’t for…”


    She was about to vent further but suddenly sensed it, snapping her mouth shut.


    She had let her guard down around Nn, and in a rare moment of solidarity against Balfour, almost


    spilled all her troubles.


    She had nearly exposed their marriage for the sham contract it was. That was close!


    Thankfully, she hit the brakes in time and didn’t let slip anything incriminating.


    “What’s up?” Nn felt he was on the verge of unraveling the mystery when Ivy mmed up.


    Ivy giggled nervously, “Oh, nothing. I was just kidding! Of course, I married him because I like him. Why


    else?”


    Though her response seemed wless, Nn sensed that Ivy had intended to reveal something else


    entirely.


    “Ivy.” Nn was about to press further when the office door swung open, and in strode Balfour, his


    presencemanding as he entered. He scanned the cozy scene, his expression unreadable, “Am I


    interrupting something?”


    Ivy shot up from her seat, “Balfour, what brings you here?”


    Weren’t


    you the one who texted me for a rescue?” Balfour squinted, shing his phone screen at her, which


    disyed a message from Ivy. Ivy smiled awkwardly. “Uh… bit of a mix-up. Nn wasn’t hitting me up


    for money. He just offered me a job at the Harris Group.”


    “A job? Can’t the Howard family support you, or are youcking something? What’s the thrill in running


    off to work? Enough of this charade!” Balfour grabbed Ivy’s hand, “Done ying games? Let’s go


    home.”


    With no choice but to follow him, Ivy could only hastily wave goodbye to Nn, a gesture of awkward


    farewell.


    As Nn watched their retreating figures, his eyes darkened with thought.


    He wasn’t pleased with Balfour barging into his office, but he wasn’t about to make a scene.


    His family and the Howards were rted, but only distantly, and a powerful family like the Howards was


    not to be trifled with.


    However, he was dead set on getting to the bottom of this. The rtionship between Ivy and Balfour


    was certainly moreplex than it appeared.