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?”

revealing a swollen mass, his brow furrowed with

care of your body, Mrs. Howard. You

how badly she was hurt. No wonder she trembled

if it’s a sprain or a fracture?” Ivy asked, urgency in her

would take months to recover. If it was broken, who knew how long before she could return

what was weighing on her mind.

was angry with Ivy,

Would she rather bite her

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

because he knew exactly the kind

been so