The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2296

Ivy stepped in to defuse the tension, but Mara was far from grateful. In fact, she harbored a deep-seated resentment towards her.

Without Ivy’s interference, she would have naturally found herself by Balfour’s side!

Mara wasn’t about to grovel for a maid’s position. She washed her hands, playing the part of the obedient girl, and then stood aside to watch the others bustling about.

She had wanted to stand next to Balfour, but Ivy had already claimed the spot. Mara had to content herself with craning her neck from a distance to watch.

“Wow, Balfour, you’re getting really good at this!” Her voice dripped with syrupy praise, earning her a piercing glance from Ivy.

Ivy didn’t want to hold it against Mara specifically, but she just didn’t quite understand why a sweet looking girl had to be so pretentious in everything she said and did.

Ivy wasn’t one for empty flattery. “Let’s keep going, we’ve got plenty more to do. Look at how fast Grandpa and Grandma are moving!”

upset. Instead,

somehow cast a spell on

beloved grandson

the ingredients for a happy marriage, regardless of their different worlds – one an actor, the other

eyes, and what they desired most was for him to have

lively than ever, his life infused

this and

only took twenty minutes to bake and serve the pies at

and freeze them. Next time you crave them, you can just take them out and bake them,” Balfour suggested, not wanting

some frozen ones or order takeout – why fuss

of affection, as if Ivy were her own

but knew that to become Mrs. Howard, she needed the approval of these

now that Alyssa and Dean were her