The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2295

“Those who spend all day either eating or drinking are just little piglets.”

Ivy shot him a glare. “You!”

Alyssa came over and immediately suggested that Mara should take a break too. “Ms. Lewis, you are our guest, how could we possibly let you do such chores?”

Besides, Mara clearly lacked the knack for it. The pies she tried to make were almost bursting at the seams.

Pies like that would fall apart the second they hit the oven.

Mara blushed with embarrassment, yet she stubbornly insisted, “Oh, Alyssa, just let me practice a bit. You know, practice makes perfect with cooking. Once I get the hang of it, I’ll be able to make some for Balfour back in M State.”

Hearing her say this dimmed the smile on Ivy’s face.

Balfour noticed her mood shift and, and trying to lighten the atmosphere, he playfully dabbed some flour on Ivy’s nose and said, “Why don’t you take a break over there? Or maybe you could help me get some more flour?”

you told me to rest. You go

him, Balfour let go of his concern.

Mine are going to be huge and flavorful, stuffed to

won’t let me have yours, I’ll just have Alyssa’s. And Dean’s

have mine or

laughed together, conveniently ignoring

embarrassment, Mara wished she could just disappear into the ground. These old folks were

just couldn’t understand what Balfour was

was he sticking so close to Ivy?

he hear what

Mara tried to join

actually quite impressive. Not like me, I’ve been trying for ages and still

was indeed a bit of a mess and falling apart. Pies like

Mara. These pies are a waste if they can’t

“Balfour, you’re just