Chapter 2463


    No, no,” ra’s lips twitched nachvourously, her voiceced with desperation. “You’ve got it all rong!


    Ivy might have said scinothinihing in the heat of the moment-don’t take it to heart! ut I’m her sister, after


    all. It’s only nly natural for us to have our little spats now and then, n’t it?”


    y had long been aware of ra’s truditeloolors Unfortunately for ra, her affections ere wasted on


    Balfour, who showedved inbeiraterest in her whatsoever.


    sters having asional little spats? WhWevoever they quarreled over a toy in their hildhood, their mom


    would invariably side welw ra without a question.


    ears of this biased treatment had steeledy,ydathd there was no way she would step aside or ra


    again, especially not when it came tocraterstof the heart.


    re you really that dumb?” Balfour’s voice wasvicy ys the towered over ra, his imposing ature


    causing her to step back involuntarily.rily.


    Mr. Balfour, whatever do you mean? I haven’t donecareyaniyhingyto you. There’s no need for suks,”


    ra protested, her voice quivering with indigidacination.


    As. Dunhill, perhaps it’s time you did a little soul-searchinging Douyourhonestly believe I an’t see right


    through you? I’m not a fool. Whose wordside youydurthink hold more weight ith me-lvy’s or yours?”


    ith that, Balfour grasped Ivy’s hand, clearly done with the confrontatitation, and made to


    ave.


    Sisten up, from now on, steer clear of this kind ofpany,” he advisedsey, Ivy,thot bothering


    dowen his voice.


    sensining Batfour’s fingering irritation, yfully swayed their joined arms backarnican th:00way, I’li


    distendo whatever you say!”


    foonlabedd at her, well aware she did not want him to be angry with her. Buthowhow


    ld hebbeangry with her when all he felt for her was tenderness?


    me peopl wtak. Do you really think I still trust you? If I hadn’te when adid,did,


    might have bber hurt by her once again.”


    felt a pang obgott/howwas to know she’d lunge at me out of nowhere? SheShe med son. so


    tamiahen we were talking. And please, don’t be mad at Colton and the the ers. They checked


    tbcbbag and made sure it was safe for us to meet-right there in the the


    Balfour let out a snort. He would have had a few choice words for them if he hadn’t known they’d been


    cautious.


    “To be honest, I wanted to see her grovel. I wanted to be there to witness whatever tricks she had up


    her sleeve,” Ivy confessed.


    They stopped in front of Ivy’s dressing room, and Balfour ushered her inside without further ado.


    “Do you ever think I’m just… a lot of trouble?” Ivy murmured, her eyes downcast, fingers nervously


    intertwined.


    But then Balfour’s hands enveloped hers. “Tell me what’s really on your mind,” he gently urged.


    Ivy nodded, and they squeezed together onto the loveseat.


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    “I’ve always been the one to back down, to apologize, to yield to her. But this time, she came begging


    for my help for the sake of her future. I just wanted to see her stoop, to see her plead.”