The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2546

Ivy reached out without thinking, gently massaging the tension from Balfour’s furrowed brow.

“These past days, with all the stress about your grandma, you’ve been all knotted up,” she said softly, her voice tinged with concern. “It kills me to see you like this, but I feel helpless to share the load.”/

With a slight exertion of strength, Balfour pulled Ivy into his embrace. Their bodies pressed face to face. He buried his face in her shoulder, taking a deep, calming breath. “Just having you here with me is the support I need. Ivy, promise me you’ll take care of yourself. Don’t get hurt, don’t fall ill.”

Ivy wanted to offer more words of comfort, but they seemed to get stuck in her throat.

“Okay.”

Love always comes with a sense of debt.

were Balfour couldn’t forget how destitute Ivy had

hands of her own parents weighed heavily on him. Sometimes, he tormented himself with the thought that had he fallen for her sooner; perhaps he could have spared her from her troubled

familial connections. Ivy just wanted to sever all ties with the Dunhill family once and for all. Why did it have to be so

tightened his hold around her neck

size of a doll, keeping her safe in

was rooted in his love for her. It was both touching and

finally had someone who loved her wholeheartedly, it pained her to see that love tinged with guilt. She resolved to heed Balfour’s words, to take care of herself. As for

all, interactions with netizens were one-sided, and their insults couldn’t physically harm her. Yet, she couldn’t help but feel hurt and puzzled when she saw the hateful words they flung at her. Why did these strangers hate her as if she had personally wronged them? Even if she had troubles with the Dunhills, they were only between them. What

her were those of her fans and

didn’t want to cause them any

hummed quietly along the road to the hospital, the two of them holding