The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2316

Balfour halted in his tracks, his gaze dropping earnestly to meet Ivy’s as he apologized.

“I messed up, I really did. I shouldn’t have shot off my mouth like that. Sorry, Ivy, I won’t make that mistake again.”

But as Ivy locked eyes with him, all the hurt she’d been holding back surged forth.

She bit her lip, her eyes glistening with unshed tears, determined not to let them fall.

“It’s fine, as long as you know you screwed up. It wasn’t even my fault to begin with, and you just dumped the blame on me.”

Her tears trickled down her cheeks, dropping on Balfour’s arm. Even through the fabric of his long sleeves, Ivy’s tears seemed to scorch his skin.

He hadn’t realized his careless words could wound her so deeply, nor had he seen past her carefree facade to the bitterness and hardship she kept hidden.

She was a good actress, never letting anyone see her pain.

hoarse, he stopped in his tracks, looking deeply into Ivy’s eyes and said, “I’m sorry,

sure if she could trust him; they’d had

around, Ivy felt pushed aside, an

in his heart, could she ever

a fraction of his love; she craved his undivided

putting off all other thoughts. For now, she had all of him

when she saw Balfour return with Ivy in his arms, “Oh my, what happened? Did Ivy get hurt?”

ask Balfour to carry her,

cards well. Without her saying a word, would Balfour

there were Dean and Alyssa, welcoming Ivy back with open arms and warm concern.

tears. “Just took

hid her tear-stained cheeks. Alyssa, fearing the flashlight might hurt her eyes, had

Alyssa could see the tears, she