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.

foot’s probably just twisted a bit. Let’s get a

her flashlight when they started to leave. She leaned against a

woods out of concern for Balfour and Mara, only to end up twisting her own ankle while

she was still stinging from the harsh scolding Balfour had given her before they even started looking for Mara. She felt

when she

when he dashed

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

her limp, he crouched

thrilled. She held her breath and

back at the thickening shadows of the woods. He was right; they couldn’t stay any longer; otherwise, both he and

still waiting outside; she’d be

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

woods, you wouldn’t be in pain. Consider it a

Mara took it as a

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

Ivy that