The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2499

“Isn’t that Mara? Why on earth is her picture here?” Ivy asked.

Balfour furrowed in confusion.

Ivy felt a twinge of annoyance. Today, only a handful of people had come by, and apart from Mara, who else would slip the photo under her pillow?

Just as Balfour reached to take the photo, Ivy suddenly halted him.

“Wait a sec, let me take another look at this picture. The girl doesn’t quite look like Mara.”

She scrutinized the photo, her brows knitting together. The photo was old, its edges frayed and beginning to split, even the plastic cover was peeling away.

“Look here, this girl in the picture has a mole on her cheek, but Mara doesn’t. Are you sure this is her?”

in closer, saying with certainty, “That’s

feeling washing over her.

to

alas, fate had other plans.

conversation, “Let’s not talk about others right

couldn’t shake off the strangeness of the

to not harbor any other thoughts, but leaving her sister’s photo here seems intentional, like she’s trying to stir up trouble. I bet she hasn’t given up on you! And there’s something off about this photo. I’ll bring it to the set

his expertise in capturing stills

had been with Colton for years, acting as

the art of photography in a chat with him, only to

sometimes became so engrossing they’d forget the time and the shooting schedule. Unmindful of her costume, Ivy would squat in a corner, deeply engaged in conversation with him. When particularly inspired, Caspian would even take his camera out and demonstrate on the spot how to harness light and shadow to snap the perfect shot.