The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2584

Victoria swiftly intercepted her dad, “If Mara doesn’t feel like eating, let’s just drop it. When she gets hungry, I’ll whip up a sandwich or something for her.

She’s under a ton of pressure with her studies right now. She might not have much of an appetite.”

Seeing her sister stepping in, Mara knew she was off the hook. She left the dining table and headed straight to her room with Elton’s grumbles trailing behind her.

“Why aren’t you stressed out the same way? How come you could devour every meal I prepare without a fuss while she’s so picky?”

“Come on, Dad, no more nagging, okay? You take such good care of us. You should be the one eating more.”

“If only Mara were as thoughtful as you, I wouldn’t have to work so hard.”

but Mara couldn’t focus on the words. Her mind was buzzing with thoughts of

again? Will you

was the weekend, and Victoria didn’t have any plans until she suddenly changed into a fresh outfit and announced she had to go to school for an unexpected rehearsal.

have to heat up your own lunch today. There’s been a hiccup with the rehearsal at school, so they’ve called us in to run through it again. Otherwise, we might hit a snag on the

an

I want to come along and check it out. It’ll inspire me and give me

was concerned. Her school campus was large and the idea of leaving her sister to wander alone

like I’ll run into trouble inside the school, right?

Go change, and we’ll head

the excitement she had

her sister suddenly became timid and