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

leaned against a tree, unsure whether to hide or

woods out of concern for Balfour and Mara, only to

harsh scolding Balfour had given her before they even started looking for Mara. She felt

hadn’t walked far when she whispered

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

the injury on my ankle,” Mara said,

seeing her

Balfour, was thrilled. She held her breath and

get out of here before it gets dark. It’s not safe,” Balfour said, glancing back at the thickening shadows of the woods. He was right; they

she’d be afraid alone,

we go a bit faster? My ankle is really starting to

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

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

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

to Ivy that she