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 doctor to take a look

they started to leave. She leaned

of concern for Balfour and Mara, only to end up twisting her own ankle while they were all

to top it off, she was still stinging from the harsh scolding Balfour had given her before they even started

walked far when

hadn’t brought any tools with him when he dashed into the woods, and now he couldn’t

keep walking, I’ll worsen the injury on my ankle,” Mara said, feigning embarrassment, her expression hidden by the dark shadows of

seeing her limp, he crouched down.

was thrilled. She held her

at the thickening shadows of the woods. He was right; they couldn’t stay

still waiting outside; she’d be afraid alone,

passed a tree, Mara winced again. “Balfour, can we go a bit faster? My ankle is really starting to

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

it as a sign of

at the tree they had passed; good, Ivy

Ivy that she was the closest to