The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2270

“She’s still in the hospital, so I have to stick around and take care of her. If you want to rest now, I can drop you home first and then head over to the hospital.”

Balfour hesitated, and Mara suddenly masked her face with an emotionless guise.

Instinctively, he felt it was not the right time for Ivy to cross paths with Mara.

Mara bit her lower lip in frustration.

Ivy again? It seemed like a recurring excuse for Balfour to dodge her.

She was determined to see what was so special about this woman!

With that thought, Mara’s face brightened with a broad smile. “Oh, Ivy! I just remembered I haven’t met her yet. Why don’t you take me along for a visit?”

on, it’ll be a chance to make a new friend. We’re probably around the same age. I haven’t really connected with anyone

it’s only polite to drop

Mara’s earnestness, Balfour could not find it in himself to refuse. So, he drove to the mall first, picking up some goodies for Ivy and his grandparents before heading to the

with bags, paused and turned to an eager Mara. “Keep it down in there. She’s not feeling well, and she doesn’t

like a worried grandma? So what if we haven’t met?

here, a rising movie star! Think of me as a fan excited to meet a celebrity, okay?”

Balfour relented and led her inside.

first, waiting for Ivy’s voice

with a smile at the sight of Balfour. “The good news you

in behind him. The

he awkwardly avoided her gaze,

managed to

Mara Lewis! Ivy, we had that brief chat on the phone once, remember?