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?”

around the same age. I haven’t really connected with anyone here like I did back home. If Ivy and I hit it off, that would be

only polite to drop by when

find it in himself to refuse. So, he drove to the mall first, picking up some goodies for Ivy and his grandparents before heading

room door, Balfour, laden with bags, paused and turned to an eager Mara. “Keep it down in there. She’s not feeling well, and

when did you start fussing like a worried grandma? So what if we haven’t met? I’m going to meet her now,

heard Ivy’s a sensation here, a rising movie star! Think of me as a fan excited to meet a celebrity, okay?”

Balfour relented and led her

for Ivy’s voice before opening the

of Balfour. “The good

she noticed Mara trailing in behind him. The young woman’s

he awkwardly avoided her gaze, unsettling her even

might this be?” Ivy managed to ask with

I’m Balfour’s good friend, Mara Lewis! Ivy, we had that brief chat on the phone once,