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.

her late sister, and Balfour’s defenses would crumble. He owed her that

rehearsed the perfect act of innocence and victimhood for their

settled into her thoughts, her phone buzzed with a message from her friend, Olivia, urging her to call as

so important now?” Mara muttered,

the international call, ready to face

sound like

face on the screen lacked any trace of humor. “While you enjoy a joyful life and have people that you can rely on back home, I’m left here all alone, isolated and

normally vibrant face was pale and drawn, her

through the wringer. Did you hit the bars again last night? I’ve told you a million times not

Olivia began to sob softly, covering her face. Alarm bells rang in Mara’s head as she sat up