The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2483

Ivy paused mid-step as she prepared to leave, turning back to look at the woman. “What’s that? You got something to say?”

“I’m… I’m so…”

Even though the sentence hung unfinished in the air, Ivy could guess what the rest would have been.

She simply offered a faint smile, feeling a sudden sense of relief. Whether Tessa truly felt remorse no longer mattered.

The hurt had been done; the years of pain Ivy had endured couldn’t be undone with a mere apology.

“It doesn’t matter anymore. It’s been years,” Ivy said with an air of indifference. “And don’t think your sorry carries that much weight. I just want you to know that my life’s pretty great now. And that’s because I’ve kept my distance from you all. I’ll make sure everything is taken care of for you here, considering you did give me life. But as for the rest, well…”

Ivy didn’t feel she was being cold-hearted; she was just honest. It was this very release from the past, no longer a shadow looming over her, that allowed her to speak so calmly to Tessa,

harbored were of no consequence to Ivy

took a deep breath and her

her happiness would be tied only to the

up to greet her. “How’d it

anything hurtful to me anymore, not even speak without struggling. I just can’t help feeling that the

was the last time Ivy would sigh over Tessa’s fate. She held less animosity toward Finn, having long since been disappointed by him. Her father had never treated her fairly, even seeming to despise her presence

age, Ivy knew her father didn’t

she had told herself it didn’t matter. She

to depart, discussing

they could even leave the building, they ran into Clara, who had been waiting for quite some time.

“Ivy?”

followed the voice and was taken aback; she barely recognized

to