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.

current days were Balfour couldn’t forget how destitute Ivy had appeared when he first brought

hardships she had endured at the 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

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

around her neck and closed

only he could, he wished he could shrink Ivy down to the size of a doll, keeping her safe in his pocket, away from the world’s worries.

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

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 the rumors online, she decided they were

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?

mattered to her were those of her fans and Balfour’s

to cause them

along the road to the hospital, the two of them