The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2227

Ivy had slipped back into unconsciousness by the time she was wheeled into the general ward, her complexion ghostly pale.

Alyssa and Dean, well into their twilight years, watched over Ivy as she lay quietly in her hospital bed, their hearts aching with every silent moment.

“My poor Ivy, what cruel twist of fate has befallen you? Always so dedicated to her acting, why does she keep getting pushed around?” Alyssa lamented, her heart going out to Ivy, whom she cherished as her own flesh and blood.

The sight before her was too much, and tears began to spill from her eyes.

Dean wrapped his wife in a comforting embrace, gently patting her shoulder and wiping away her tears. “Now, now, my dear, you mustn’t take on so. We’re not as young as we used to be, are we? Our bodies can’t take this kind of strain.”

Hearing his grandfather’s words, Balfour stood to console her as well. “Grandma, why don’t

and Grandpa-head home and get some rest? I’ll stay here

in the hospital for too long. The atmosphere, dense with infirmity, was no good for

their time at the hospital. Today’s visit was an exception, prompted only because they had learned of the incident before he was even

her husband’s arm and approached the bedside once more, taking Ivy’s cool hand into her own warm

hand is still so cold. How has she come to suffer so greatly? Balfour, do you truly believe this was just an accident?”

Balfour inquired, a hint of

set lately, I refuse to believe this was mere happenstance,” she

age hadn’t been a factor, she would have marched right down to the

have reminded me to be vigilant. I won’t overlook any detail until we get to the bottom of this.

his grandparents, Balfour found

believed that as people got older, they resembled children more, and that