The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2413

Mara’s mind raced as she pieced together the puzzle. Something told her that Balfour had been onto her for a while now.

Why else would he confront her so directly? He seemed to be waiting for her to slip up and confess.

With a frustrated nibble on her lip, Mara cursed her luck. She had thought her scheme was foolproof, but Balfour’s intuition had sniffed something out after all.

Yet, despite everything, seeing Ivy’s online reputation shredded to the point of universal disdain was a small victory she could savor.

Whether Balfour knew the truth or not, as long as Ivy couldn’t hold her head high in public, Mara had won.

As for Balfour’s opinion of her, that was the least of her worries.

the memory of her late sister, and Balfour’s defenses would crumble. He owed her that much, didn’t

rehearsed the perfect act of innocence

just as she settled into her thoughts, her phone buzzed with a message from her

important now?” Mara muttered, exasperation creeping into

she dialed the international call, ready to face whatever came next.

you I’m not coming home this semester? You’re making it sound like I’m about to miss a deadline or something,” Mara quipped, trying to lighten the

on the screen lacked any trace of humor. “While you enjoy a joyful life and have people that you can

looked like they’d seen a scuffle, and her normally vibrant face was pale and

“What’s going on? You look like you’ve been through the wringer. Did you hit the bars again last night? I’ve told you a million times not to try to keep up with the drinking games those guys play. Look at you

face. Alarm bells rang in Mara’s head as she