The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2414

Olivia tilted her left cheek towards the camera for Mara to see. The faint red marks were still visible, traces of a recent altercation.

But that wasn’t even the main issue. The woman who slapped her was a mob boss’s daughter?

“Olivia, tell me you haven’t gotten tangled up with the local gang?” Mara’s voice was laced with concern and a hint of disbelief.

“How was I supposed to know! I thought getting slapped was the end of it, but she threatened to get her dad’s goons on me. Mara, what do I do? I’m freaking out. What if, when you get back, I’m… I’m just gone?” Olivia’s voice trembled, teetering on the edge of panic.

Mara tried to keep her irritation in check. “Calm down and stop crying. Did that guy even tell you he was single when you met him?”

foggy. “I think he did… You know how I get when I drink,

wasted when you’re out, but you never listen. Now you’re in trouble because you didn’t even bother to find out if

best friend hoping for some advice, not a lecture. Anger flared within her. “I didn’t do it on purpose! If you were here, would I

And now, Olivia was turning it around on her? “So, what’s your grand plan? You’ve already stirred up trouble. What do you

change in Mara’s expression-her eyes had shifted, focused

voice, saying, “I’m on the phone with a friend, I’ll be

his face didn’t appear on camera, Olivia could tell by his voice-deep and resonant, like a cello-that he was

then,” he said before

Balfour had left, Mara turned her attention back to Olivia, noticing her friend’s gaze still fixed towards the door.

Mara snapped, a hint of jealousy