The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2322

After the long evening at the hospital, it was Balfour who lifted Ivy gently into his arms and carried her back into the house.

To their surprise, Alyssa and Dean had been waiting up for them in the living room, their eyes heavy with sleep that they refused to succumb to.

“Back at last! What did the doctor say?” Alyssa bustled forward, concern knitting her brow as she followed them to the couch.

Ivy, feeling a twinge of guilt, took Alyssa’s hand. “Grandma, Grandpa, you should’ve gone to bed. It’s really not a big deal.”

Alyssa sighed with a frown. “How could we sleep knowing you two were still out? Don’t worry, dear. At our age, we don’t need much sleep anyway.”

“Alright, now that you’re back, we can rest easy. Just

retreated to her room with Dean

you?” Balfour offered, but Ivy shook

warm soup later if she felt peckish during their usual late-night

He barely greeted them before he scurried away, eager to escape to the security staff

the quiet atmosphere, didn’t bother to keep her voice down despite Ivy’s presence. She flashed a sly grin at Balfour. “Next time Ivy gets sick, we should skip that hospital. The doc’s no good. A different one prescribed me loads of topical

keep her from the film set. Frustration bubbled within her, but she was indifferent to how Balfour might handle Mara’s punishment. All Ivy wanted was to

the satisfaction of a response, turned to Ivy. “Didn’t you say you wanted to

Ivy accepted his offer.