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.

their current days were Balfour couldn’t forget how destitute Ivy

he tormented himself with the thought that had he fallen for her sooner; perhaps he could have spared her

now, despite having cut ties with her previous life, the scorn she faced online stemmed from those very familial connections. Ivy just wanted to

hold around her neck and closed

down to the size of a doll, keeping

helplessness was rooted in his love for

see that love tinged with guilt. She resolved to

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

didn’t want to cause them any

road to the hospital, the two of them holding