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 doctor to take a look

they started to leave. She leaned against a tree, unsure whether to hide or to make her

concern for Balfour and Mara, only to end

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

hadn’t walked far when she whispered in

brought any tools with him when he dashed into the woods, and now

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

but seeing her limp, he

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

safe,” Balfour said, glancing back at the thickening shadows of the woods. He was right; they couldn’t stay any

she’d be afraid

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

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

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

tree they had passed; good, Ivy had

to make it clear to Ivy that she was the