The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2121

Ivy let out a bitter chuckle, a sound laden with defeat and self-mockery.

Hearing it, Balfour felt a pang of sourness in his chest, which was an indescribable sentiment.

He couldn’t explain it, but sometimes the human heart was just that peculiar.

Before he met Ivy, he could hardly fathom that a mother could truly be indifferent to her own child.

“Clara did such awful things to me, and they never asked me about it once. They only care about my sister! Why was that?

Am I really that inadequate, that even though I’m her flesh and blood, she still can’t find it in her heart to like me? It’s just so exhausting.”

Ivy sighed deeply, then closed her eyes, feigning sleep.

Only she knew that within the confines of her heart, she was silently crying again.

to console her; instead, he looked at her with eyes full of complex

meant something when shed in front of someone you care about.

had to do was put on a fake sob in front of Tessa, and Tessa would drop everything to

once, Ivy had accidentally missed a step on the staircase and tumbled down, scraping her knee

it hurts so much…”

like that, but her

cornflakes and watching TV,

end, it was the nanny who noticed Ivy’s mangled

a comforting embrace. Ivy only heard Tessa say with a disgusted tone, “Seriously, you can’t even handle walking down

didn’t care about the pain. She

Ivy dared not cry out

being so useless. If only she had been more careful, she wouldn’t have gotten hurt.

and more. As she grew older, she began to realize that not everything was her fault.