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.

get a doctor

to leave. She leaned against a tree, unsure whether to

had rushed into these woods out of concern for Balfour and Mara, only to end up twisting her own ankle while they were

Balfour had given her

when she whispered in

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

carry me out. I’m worried if I keep walking, I’ll worsen the injury on my ankle,” Mara said, feigning embarrassment, her expression hidden

seeing her limp,

She held

It’s not safe,” Balfour said, glancing back at the thickening shadows of the woods. He was right; they couldn’t stay any longer; otherwise, both he and Mara might not make it out.

waiting outside; she’d

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

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

a reprimand, Mara took it as

at the tree they had passed; good,

make it clear to Ivy that she was the closest to Balfour.