The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2310

“Balfour, what took you so long to find me? Do you have any idea how scared I was?”

Balfour’s eyes finally found Mara amid the shadows, and it felt like a massive weight lifted off his chest.

The last thing he wanted was for a sister of the Lewis family to come to harm on his account!

He didn’t push her away. Instead, he gently patted her shoulder and said, “There, there, I’ve found you now, it’s all okay.”

Ivy watched their tender embrace with a bitter taste in her mouth. It seemed like there was no room for her in this picture.

After calming Mara down for a while, Balfour finally let her go, “Are you hurt anywhere?”

Mara mumbled something about not knowing where she had run off to and then mentioned her foot was aching a bit.

“Your foot? Let me check, did you twist it?”

Once Balfour had checked her over and was confident she wasn’t seriously injured, he started guiding her back.

a bit. Let’s get a doctor to

to leave. She leaned

for Balfour and Mara, only to end up twisting

stinging from the harsh scolding Balfour had given her before they even started looking for Mara.

far when she

dashed into the woods, and now he couldn’t properly check her

worsen the injury on my ankle,” Mara said, feigning embarrassment, her expression hidden by the dark

but seeing her limp, he crouched down.

close to Balfour, was thrilled. She held her breath and

before it gets dark. It’s not safe,” Balfour said, glancing back at the thickening shadows of the woods. He was right; they couldn’t stay any

still waiting outside; she’d be afraid alone,

“Balfour, can we go a bit faster?

you wouldn’t be in pain. Consider it a lesson, and next time, don’t go off on

it sounded like a reprimand, Mara took it as a sign of his concern for her.

sneakily glanced back at the tree they had passed; good, Ivy had seen everything and wisely turned off

to make it clear to Ivy that she was the closest to Balfour.