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

to take care of your

the bruise marring Ivy’s otherwise flawless skin, Balfour’s expression tightened. He hadn’t realized in the woods just how badly she was hurt. No wonder

you tell me if it’s a sprain or a fracture?” Ivy asked, urgency in her voice. She was anxious to get back to

months to recover. If it was

tell what was weighing on her mind.

with Ivy, even

in? Would she rather bite her lip and bear it than share her pain with him?

if he hadn’t lashed

words, even more so because he knew exactly the kind

have been