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 I need

left the

patient this time, only to

now awake, began plotting her next move. She knew Balfour’s ‘busy with work’ excuse was

phone rang, and it was Seren. Mara answered with palpable annoyance. “What now? Didn’t

desperate, too flustered to defend herself against Mara’s accusations. “It’s not that. I might’ve upset some online friend, and now she’s talking about suing me. What should I

cool online. Did you get addicted to the drama? Look, I said I’d get you a lawyer, so

really wealthy. She mentioned her family name is Merrick.”