The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 1621

Ida paid him no mind, sidestepping past him to fill the kids' cartoon water bottles from the kitchen tap.

Byran followed. He was feeling disgruntled. "What gives, Ida? Why are you suddenly denying our relationship?"

Ida was a bit irritated. She adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses. "Keep your voice down; don't create a scene."

Byran was fuming now. "How am I creating a scene, Ida? Can't you take me seriously for once?"

Chase, overhearing the brewing argument, wisely grabbed the freshly washed fruits and took Belinda out to the patio to slice them, leaving the kitchen to the quarreling pair.

Ida quickly glanced at Chase and Belinda leaving, then turned her displeased gaze back to Byran. "When will you ever get over your hotheadedness?"

Byran was livid. "I can control my temper when it comes to anything but you. Why won't you acknowledge our relationship?"

Ida, usually calm, was also getting annoyed by his pestering. "Why acknowledge a relationship with no future? Since we get along, let's enjoy the moment. Stop emphasizing these empty relationships!"

Byran stared at her. "What do you mean, ‘no future’? Why do you think we have no future together? You’ve never taken me seriously, have you?"

Ida put down the cartoon water bottle and turned to face him. "What future do you think we have? Don't tell me that you think we'll get married?

Think about it. Among your entire family, who would accept you bringing home a woman six years your senior with a complicated romantic past? Be realistic, will you?"

Byran looked at her with his pupils trembling. "If my family accepted you, would you marry me?"

Ida paused, then turned away. She didn’t want to look at him and continued filling the children's water bottles.