The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2629

Balfour paused at the threshold of Ivy’s hospital room, taking a deep breath before he turned the handle and pushed the door open.

To his surprise, he found Mara inside!

Seeing Balfour’s stern expression, Mara sneered, “What? Haven’t seen me in a short while and you’ve forgotten who I am?”

Balfour’s face turned a shade of thunderous gray as he shot a furious glare at the bodyguard stationed at the door.

“Why blame them?” Mara taunted. “I insisted I was a friend of Mr. Howard. Who would dare turn me away? You only have yourself to blame for being so careless, listening to that old woman talking so much and not rushing back to your precious wife’s side! It seems she doesn’t mean that much to you, does she? Just like how you moved on from your past love for my sister, Victoria?”

that before he could even confront her, Mara was admitting to everything

killed Victoria, did you?” he asked, voice

talking about? I simply gave her a taste of her own medicine, quite literally. She took

laughed, though there was no humor in it. “She was your own flesh and blood. Aren’t you afraid that in the dead of night, her ghost might

she stood up abruptly, covering her ears and screaming, “What do you know? You understand nothing! Do you have any idea how much I’ve suffered all these years, all because of you? Do you think I wanted this? You never even glanced my way when she

why would I have ever bothered with you? You

approached me. You handed me this handkerchief, and I’ve kept it close ever since.

the handkerchief, but Balfour had