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 once we’re

off her flashlight when they started to leave. She leaned against a tree, unsure whether

of concern for Balfour and Mara, only to end

was still stinging from the harsh scolding Balfour had given her before they

when she

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

I’m worried if I keep walking, I’ll worsen the injury on my ankle,” Mara said, feigning embarrassment, her

seeing her limp, he crouched

Balfour, was thrilled. She held her breath and carefully climbed

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

is still waiting outside; she’d be afraid alone,

Mara winced again. “Balfour, can we go a bit faster?

sharp, “If you hadn’t insisted on running into these woods, you wouldn’t be in pain. Consider it a

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

the tree they had passed; good, Ivy had seen everything and wisely turned off

Ivy that she was the closest to Balfour.