The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2318

If Mark’s mom hadn’t been cooking for the Howard family, he might never have had such an opportunity.

He was forever grateful to the Howards.

He had heard the story countless times from his mother-how when she was pregnant with him, times got tough, especially after his father walked out on them.

If it weren’t for Alyssa’s kind heart, taking them in when they had nowhere else to go, the outcome could have been grim, possibly even tragic.

Balfour drove Ivy straight to the hospital, back to the same room, the same doctor.

The doctor was surprised to see them back so soon. “Didn’t you just get discharged yesterday? What happened now?”

lifting her foot, revealing a swollen mass, his brow furrowed with concern.

did you do to yourself? You really need to take care of your body, Mrs. Howard. You may be young, but that

Balfour’s expression tightened. He hadn’t realized in the woods just how badly she was hurt. No wonder she trembled in his

or a fracture?” Ivy asked, urgency in her voice. She was anxious to get back to the set.

would take months to recover.

what was weighing

Ivy,

him about the pain she was in? Would she rather bite her lip

earlier that day, would she have followed him into the woods? No, even if he hadn’t lashed out, Ivy would have followed. He knew too well how kind-hearted she was-her

over Balfour in waves. He regretted his harsh words, even more so because he knew exactly the kind of

been so