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.

bit. Let’s get a doctor to take

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

She had rushed into these woods out of concern for Balfour and Mara, only to end up

scolding Balfour had given her before they

far when she

dashed into the woods, and now he couldn’t

I’ll worsen the injury on my ankle,” Mara said, feigning embarrassment, her expression

hesitated but seeing her

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

glancing back at the thickening shadows of the woods. He was

outside; she’d be afraid alone, Balfour thought.

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

on running into these woods, you wouldn’t be

like a reprimand, Mara took it as a sign

the tree they had passed; good,

clear to Ivy that she was the