The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2354

At least from now on, Ivy wouldn’t have to worry about her family dumping their messes on her to clean up.

Sometimes, Ivy wondered if she was even their real daughter or if they’d found her by a dumpster as a baby. Why else would they detest her so?

To her family, Ivy only existed when there was a problem to fix. During the good times, they seemed to forget they had a second daughter at all.

The mere thought of them soured Ivy’s mood. She couldn’t simply forget everything that had happened in that household. After all, she had grown up there and spent twenty years of her life within its walls.

The tension between the Balfour and Ivy was palpable when suddenly, there was a knock on the lounge door.

Balfour scowled towards the entrance.

them

called for the person to come in, only to be

momentarily forgetting her injured left foot and standing up too quickly. “Ouch!” she winced, collapsing into the chair.

Nolan rushed to her

are you doing? Have you forgotten about your injury? Are you out of your mind?” Balfour’s tone was harsh, but his touch was gentle as he carefully cradled

Her ankle was mostly healed, but the

that was awkward, especially with

standing too quickly. It’s fine now,” she assured them.

and inspected the area

it’s fine? You can’t even remember your own injuries,” Balfour muttered, jealousy spilling over. Was Nolan’s arrival enough to make her so happy

indeed pleased to see Nolan; since her hospital stay, they’d only