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?”

her foot, revealing

take care of your body, Mrs. Howard. You may be young, but

Ivy’s otherwise flawless skin, Balfour’s expression tightened. He hadn’t realized in the woods just how badly she was hurt. No wonder she trembled in his arms-he had thought it was the chill, but now it was clear she was fighting

you tell me if it’s a sprain or a fracture?” Ivy asked, urgency in

broken bone which would take months to recover. If it was broken, who knew

what was weighing on her

with Ivy, even angrier with

have not told him about the pain she was in? Would she rather bite her lip and bear it than share her pain with

he hadn’t gone off on her 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

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

been so