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.

clueless as to interrupt them now, during their private moment? Couldn’t

person to come in, only to be surprised by the sight of

exclaimed, momentarily forgetting her injured left foot and

rushed to her side.

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

scrunched in discomfort. Her ankle was mostly healed, but

handle her foot like that was awkward, especially with Nolan present. It just didn’t look

just a stab of pain from standing too quickly.

it. He carefully rolled up her pant leg and inspected the area to make sure she hadn’t aggravated the

you mean it’s fine? You can’t even remember your own injuries,” Balfour muttered, jealousy spilling over. Was Nolan’s arrival enough

since her hospital stay,