The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2291

“It’s the least I could do. Let’s go, I’ve asked Althea to whip up your favorite dish. You must be peckish after the hospital, right? Maybe start off with a light chicken soup to settle your stomach?”

Alyssa was pulling Ivy towards the dining table, but Balfour intervened, “Grandma, don’t let her drink anything yet. She’ll be too full for dinner. Her appetite’s pretty delicate these days, and she needs to stick to the lighter fare. That hearty soup might be a bit too rich for her right now.”

During Ivy’s hospital stay, Balfour had been in charge of her meals and knew all too well that her current condition was nothing like her usual self.

She could barely manage a few bites of her once-beloved spicy-sweet dishes, and she’d feel full after just a little nibble.

Balfour had to coax her every day just to get her to eat a bit more.

The mention of eating made Ivy blush a little; in the hospital, it had been just the two of them.

Balfour cajoled and enticed her like a parent coaxing a child to eat, and thinking back on it now, Ivy felt a touch embarrassed.

offered her the soup earlier, Ivy had wanted to refuse, but she didn’t, not wanting to

finishing that, she

pleased; a couple should be

be healthy and happy. If you don’t fancy it, we won’t have it. We can always ask the cook to make

full of flawless affection, while Mara sat

see what Ivy had done to earn

any way superior to her, so why was Alyssa so

couldn’t fathom what was

that she wasn’t having the soup, Alyssa suggested they take a stroll in the back garden

course, the others

Alyssa cut in, mentioning she hadn’t had a chance

afraid that seeing her and