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?”

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

your body, Mrs. Howard. You

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 her voice.

this critical juncture, she couldn’t afford to be sidelined with a broken bone which would take months to recover. If it was broken, who knew

what was weighing

Ivy, even angrier

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

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

harsh words, even more so because he knew

must have been so