The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2446

After waking up, Mara’s first instinct was to search for Balfour’s whereabouts. She caught the arm of an attendant in the hospital room. “Where’s Balfour?”

Her tone was brusque, leaving the attendant feeling a tad ruffled.

Still, as an employee, the attendant tried to respond with patience. “Mr. Howard has been gone since last night. He asked me to tell you to rest easy. He’ll be back once he’s done with his work.”

Mara knew that was just a polite way of saying he was avoiding her. Impatiently, she waved her hand dismissively. “Off you go, don’t hover.”

“Mr. Howard instructed me to look after you…”

expression hardened. “Who’s in charge here, you or me? If I say leave, you leave. No backtalk. I’ll call if

the attendant left

door, the attendant exhaled deeply, anticipating a more amiable patient this time, only to find another challenging one. Thankfully, Balfour’s generous pay made

emotional turmoil, Mara now awake, began plotting her next move. She knew Balfour’s ‘busy with work’ excuse was a smokescreen. He was avoiding her because of their last interaction. She needed to

palpable annoyance. “What now?

flustered to defend herself against Mara’s accusations. “It’s not that. I might’ve upset some online friend, and now she’s talking

could barely contain her frustration. “What kind of mess have you gotten yourself into now? I told you to play it cool online. Did you get addicted to the drama? Look, I said I’d get you a lawyer, so just sit

person’s family seems really wealthy. She mentioned her family name is